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Kingsleigh Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Hadow Road, Kinson, Bournemouth BH10 5HT · kingsleighprimary.co.uk · 01202 528893
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 779
- 93% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.6%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- 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, 65 families put the school first and 67 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 | 67 | 65 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 76 | 71 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 91 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 98 | 94 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 86 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133963)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kingsleigh Primary School on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 117
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (32%) with SEND