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Hillbourne Primary School

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

personMrs Laura Bennett

corporate_fareHAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onPoole, BH17 7HX

language Visit Website phone 1202692604

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

227

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hillbourne Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Poole, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hillbourne Primary School is an academy converter in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 50 primaries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and #2,708 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, 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 17.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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 59%

Reading90% LA 72%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths73% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading74% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.8

-1.0 to 3.1

1.3

Write

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 3.3

3.8

Maths

LA -0.7

1.8 to 5.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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17 April 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-09-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-23

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

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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 221 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)	221	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	4	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	243	9	3.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	245	5	2.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	243	18	7.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	237	9	3.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	227	4	1.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	5	2.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	2	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

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Hillbourne Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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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