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Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School

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

personMrs Rachel Rusling

corporate_fareCOASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onPoole, BH14 8UL

language Visit Website phone 1202743280

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

720

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Expected Standard

73%

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Age Range

7-11

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Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Poole, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School is an academy converter in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 722 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #14 of 50 primaries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and #4,426 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

73%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 72%

Writing81% LA 70%

Maths85% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading87% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.8

-1.0 to 0.9

-1.6

Write

LA -0.6

-2.5 to -0.7

1.5

Maths

LA -0.7

0.6 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 1.6

0.9

Write

LA -0.4

0.1 to 1.8

1.0

Maths

LA -0.5

0.2 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%

Reading91% LA 68%

Writing84% LA 74%

Maths89% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -1.3

0.6 to 2.4

0.4

Write

LA -0.4

-0.4 to 1.2

1.8

Maths

LA -0.9

1 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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11 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-21

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-07

None 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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 722 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	722	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	723	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	723	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	721	2	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	718	2	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	721	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	720	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	718	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	721	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	718	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	717	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	719	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	720	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	720	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	729	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	729	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	729	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	730	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	730	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	730	5	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	722	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	720	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	722	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	723	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	726	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	728	0	0.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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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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