1
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH6 4NA
1
9 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Bournemouth
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Bournemouth. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
28
Outstanding
4
Good
22
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 15% · G: 81% · RI: 4% · I: 0%
2
Avonwood Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH7 6NB
1
20 May 2024
3
Queen's Park Academy
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH8 9PU
1
10 Jul 2014
4
Elm Academy
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH11 9JN
1
16 May 2014
5
Pokesdown Community Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH5 2AS
2
17 Sep 2024
6
Muscliff Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH8 0AB
2
2 Jul 2024
7
Stourfield Infant School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH6 5JS
2
26 Mar 2024
8
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH10 4JA
2
20 Nov 2023
9
Heathlands Primary Academy
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH11 8HB
2
20 Jul 2022
10
Kinson Academy
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH11 9DG
2
23 Jun 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Bethany Church of England Junior School 2 • May 2022
- Malmesbury Park Primary School 2 • May 2022
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School 2 • Feb 2020
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 2 • Jan 2020
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School 2 • Oct 2019
- King's Park Academy 2 • Jun 2018
- St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School 2 • Jan 2018
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 2 • Apr 2015
- Kingsleigh Primary School 2 • Jan 2015
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2014