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Bovington Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Holt Road, Bovington, Wareham BH20 6LE · bovington-aspirations.org · 01929 462744
On the mapSearch near BH20 6LE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dorset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 180
- 86% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 26 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 | 26 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Dorset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113680)
Ofsted
Bovington Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113680), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113680)
Jul 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113680)
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113680)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 36
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied