Talbot Primary School
Primary schoolTalbot Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 547 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 19 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
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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, 64% of pupils at Talbot 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 | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- Langside SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, May 2025270 m
- St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Winton AcademySecondary. School remains Outstanding, May 2024. Attainment 8 of 56.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PoolePrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Glenmoor AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 59.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 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).