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Bransgore Church of England Primary School

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personMr Paul Brown

corporate_fareBRANSGORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

location_onChristchurch, BH23 8JH

language Visit Website phone 1425672272

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

349

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bransgore Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Christchurch, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bransgore Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Christchurch, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BRANSGORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 353 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #63 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #3,752 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%

Reading77% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 71%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.6

-0.9 to 2.5

1.8

Write

LA -0.7

0.1 to 3.5

0.1

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.5 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA -0.3

1.2 to 4.7

0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-0.8 to 2.4

2.0

Maths

LA -1.0

0.5 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 67%

Reading86% LA 78%

Writing78% LA 80%

Maths80% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.1

-1 to 2.4

-0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 1

-1

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-03-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-12-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 353 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	353	2	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	350	2	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	343	2	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	350	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	351	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	349	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	348	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	334	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	331	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	339	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	339	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	338	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	338	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	334	2	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	334	2	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	339	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	339	3	0.9%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Bransgore Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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