Ocean Academy Poole
Primary schoolOcean Academy Poole is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 325 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 15 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at Ocean Academy Poole met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 68% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 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
In a straight line- The Bournemouth and Poole CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file360 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PoolePrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, PooleSecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Oakdale Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).