Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School — School information

About the school

Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School is an open primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection: 12 May 2026
Published: 24 June 2026
Inspection type: S5 Inspection

Published inspection outcomes

Safeguarding

Met

Inclusion

Strong standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Early years

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Results and school context

Key Stage 2 results

88 pupils

Combined attainment

Reading, writing and maths expected standard

School: 66%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 63%
England: 62%

Reading, writing and maths higher standard

School: 9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 11%
England: 8%

Subject attainment

Reading expected standard

School: 79%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 77%
England: 75%

Writing expected standard

School: 74%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 75%
England: 72%

Maths expected standard

School: 79%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 75%
England: 74%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected

School: 77%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 74%
England: 73%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher

School: 27%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 31%
England: 30%

Science expected standard

School: 84%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 84%
England: 82%

Scaled scores

Reading average scaled score

School: 106
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 106
England: 106

Maths average scaled score

School: 105
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 105
England: 105

Grammar average scaled score

School: 106
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 106
England: 105

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

626

Girls

51.12%

Boys

48.88%

SEN support

11.66%

Education, health and care plan

4.15%

English as an additional language

19.20%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

16.07%

Overall absence

4.48

Persistent absence

9.47