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Twynham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Marsh Lane, Christchurch BH23 2NH · twynhamprimary.com · 01202 026065
On the mapSearch near BH23 2NH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.70 mi
- 1.13 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 3 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 215
- 91% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.6%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Twynham Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 3” went to a home 0.70 mi (1.13 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 39 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 48 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.70 mi1.13 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●106 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Twynham Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 39
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (26%) with SEND