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Heatherlands Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Library Road, Parkstone, Poole BH12 2BG · heatherlands.poole.sch.uk · 01202 743918
On the mapSearch near BH12 2BG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- 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
- 616
- 98% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- 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, 92 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 93% 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 | 89 | 92 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | 83 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 113 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113698)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Heatherlands Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 69
- 11% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied