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Malmesbury Park Primary School

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

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

697

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Malmesbury Park Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bournemouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Malmesbury Park Primary School is an academy converter in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 688 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #44 of 50 primaries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and #11,275 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 school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 72%

Writing63% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading66% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.8

-2.1 to 0.6

1.3

Write

LA -0.6

0.0 to 2.6

0.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.2 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.7

-3.2 to -0.4

1.2

Write

LA -0.4

-0.2 to 2.5

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%

Reading61% LA 68%

Writing83% LA 74%

Maths64% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -1.3

-3.9 to -1.3

0.5

Write

LA -0.4

-0.7 to 1.7

-2

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.2 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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09 January 2018

Inspection Report

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18 October 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-03-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-02-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-26

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(5 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 688 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	688	5	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	678	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	707	1	0.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	690	4	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	686	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	706	2	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	697	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	665	4	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	701	9	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	687	1	0.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	677	7	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	691	3	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	672	1	0.1%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	651	10	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	669	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	669	1	0.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	660	4	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	670	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	670	1	0.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	662	4	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	707	3	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	698	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	681	6	0.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	711	1	0.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	693	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	671	5	0.7%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 70 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils