Ofsted: Good emoji_events #49 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole public Top 95% UK

Bethany Church of England Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Lawrence Woodward

corporate_fareCOASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onBournemouth, BH1 4DJ

language Visit Website phone 1202393570

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

374

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Expected Standard

35%

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Age Range

7-11

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Bethany Church of England Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Bournemouth, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bethany Church of England Junior School is an academy converter in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 372 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 50 primaries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and #13,324 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 Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 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

35%

LA 59%

Reading64% LA 72%

Writing54% LA 70%

Maths56% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading59% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.8

-2.1 to 0.9

-2.4

Write

LA -0.6

-3.8 to -1.0

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.7 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 0.8

0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 1.4

0.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.2 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%

Reading74% LA 68%

Writing74% LA 74%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -1.3

-0.8 to 2

0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-1.3 to 1.5

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.6 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 March 2022

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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03 July 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-10-23

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 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 372 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	372	4	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	371	5	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	379	6	1.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	379	6	1.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	383	8	2.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	382	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	374	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	369	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	364	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	358	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	361	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	362	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	354	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	358	9	2.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	357	12	3.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	367	10	2.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	367	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	366	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	345	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	351	6	1.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	347	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	357	8	2.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	359	10	2.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	355	3	0.8%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

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Bethany Church of England Junior 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

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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