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Heathlands Primary Academy

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

personMiss Janine Harries

corporate_fareCOASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onBournemouth, BH11 8HB

language Visit Website phone 1202574452

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

191

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Heathlands Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Bournemouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Heathlands Primary Academy is an academy converter in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 183 pupils on roll, of whom 72% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #46 of 50 primaries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and #12,012 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.8 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

38%

LA 59%

Reading46% LA 72%

Writing62% LA 70%

Maths46% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading48% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

18%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading41% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing36% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths45% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.8

-5.3 to 0.7

-4.5

Write

LA -0.6

-7.4 to -1.6

-4.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-6.8 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading63% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.7

-5.0 to -0.4

-3.0

Write

LA -0.4

-5.1 to -0.8

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.0 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 59%

Reading46% LA 68%

Writing69% LA 74%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA -1.3

-7.4 to -0.8

-2.5

Write

LA -0.4

-5.6 to 0.6

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 June 2022

Inspection Report

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26 June 2018

Inspection Report

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03 July 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-09-24

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

1.1%(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 183 pupils. During this period, there were 2 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)	183	2	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	176	8	4.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	204	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	193	4	2.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	177	16	9.0%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	207	20	9.7%	0.7%	2
2022/23 (Spring term)	191	14	7.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	165	10	6.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	192	8	4.2%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	181	7	3.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	172	21	12.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	169	18	10.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	164	12	7.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	169	29	17.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	191	10	5.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	29	13.9%	0.6%	2
2018/19 (Summer term)	245	31	12.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	245	11	4.5%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	232	13	5.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	229	8	3.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	223	10	4.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils