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Avonwood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth BH7 6NB · avonwoodprimaryschool.org.uk · 01202 727910
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.45 mi
- 0.72 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 4 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 456
- 36 over 420 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 0.45 mi (718 m) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 52% 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 | 59 | 113 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 149 | 2.6▲ | 39% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 101 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.45 mi0.72 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% 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 | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲24% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲110 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Avonwood Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 17 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (161 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 161
- 31% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (20%) with SEND