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Hillbourne Primary School

Academy converter · Poole · BH17 7HX

Ages 4–11 · 204 pupils · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
216

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill49%

204 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
204
Boys / girls
101 / 103
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
204 / 420 (49%)
Free school meals
41.7%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Hamwic Education Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Bennett

Location

Address
Kitchener Crescent
Postcode
BH17 7HX
Town
Poole
County
Dorset
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
District
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Poole
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 204 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 41.7%.

Open schools in Poole
48
Primary schools in Poole
27
Academies among open schools in Poole
75% (36)
Open schools in BH17
10
Primary in BH17
5
Open schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
117
Primary in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM2.7%
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    • FSM19.3%
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  • Oakdale Junior School

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM35.9%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Bennett
Telephone
01202692604
Website
www.hillbourne.poole.sch.uk

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