# Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School

Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 603 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144873. [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 603
- Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- URN: 144873

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 12 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Talbot Heath School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-heath-school-e113945): 690 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Langside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langside-school-e133740): 940 m. Special. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [Talbot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-primary-school-e144874): 1 km. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-poole-e140767): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Victoria Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-education-centre-e113954): 1.2 km. Special. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Heatherlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heatherlands-primary-school-e145212): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144873)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144873)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-aldhelms-church-of-england-primary-school-e144873