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King's Park Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Ashley Road, Bournemouth BH1 4NB · kingspark-academy.co.uk · 01202 395138
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 572
- 91% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Free school meals
- 29%
- First language not English
- 36%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 66 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 66 | 53 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 62 | 31 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 74 | 60 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 74 | 68 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 71 | 72 | 1▲ | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for King's Park Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113748), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113748)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 38
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied