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Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
  • BH11 9UN
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,001 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 87%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 67%67%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 26%2018/19: top 21%21% · 2018/192022/23: top 54%2023/24: top 55%2024/25: top 87%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM46% · South West 62%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · South West 6%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · South West 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · South West 104Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 30 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 74% · 27 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 76% · 29 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 79% · 28 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 60% · 30 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 61% · 23 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 46% · 24 pupils · South West 62%79%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 11% · 27 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 17% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 7% · 28 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 4% · 23 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 4% · 24 pupils · South West 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 27 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 29 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 101 · 23 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 103 · 24 pupils · South West 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 27 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 29 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 105 · 23 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 24 pupils · South West 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in75.0%
27 of 36 who put it first2014 · 94.7%2026 · 75.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3627
2nd253
3rd200

Last distance offered: London only

0.8 km from Bearwood · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026253
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.4%
First language not English11.3%
SEN support8.3%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils12.6%

Girls 52.9%Boys 47.1%

98.4% full · 257 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 69 responses (33.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved73.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.2% not applicable41.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.2% not applicable67.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?15.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 15.9% who said Yes above63.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing86.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development72.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.6
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2.4
  • Teaching assistants 7.5
  • Other support 12.1

Teachers 9.4 FTE · Whole workforce 28.9 · 41 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,960
Spend per pupil£6,860
Staff spend per pupil£5,430
Reserve per pupil−£215
  • −£43,000revenue reserve
  • +£20,000in-year balance

Grants £6,710 · self-generated £415 · premises £490 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST (37 academies) · trust reserve £4,791,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it