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Kinson Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
  • BH11 9DG
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,183 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 48%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 76%2017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 90%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 74%2024/25: top 48%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM65% · South West 62%6/10 Middle+50.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · South West 6%7/10 Above+30.2 pts
Reading score104 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West+14.7 pts
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West+5.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 53 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 51% · 49 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 47% · 45 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 46% · 50 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 50% · 36 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 52% · 54 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 65% · 31 pupils · South West 62%65%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 53 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 8% · 49 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 4% · 45 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 8% · 50 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 6% · 36 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 7% · 54 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 10% · 31 pupils · South West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 53 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 49 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 101 · 45 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 101 · 50 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 36 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 54 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 31 pupils · South West 10510498No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 53 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 49 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 101 · 45 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 102 · 50 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 36 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 102 · 54 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 31 pupils · South West 104104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd270
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2018Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2022Good

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 2026179
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.5%
First language not English11.8%
SEN support17.8%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils15.7%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

74.6% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 8.2
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 20 · 26 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,970
Spend per pupil£7,012
Staff spend per pupil£6,420
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£162,000in-year balance

Grants £7,876 · self-generated £95 · premises £219 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED (13 academies) · trust reserve £5,902,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it