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Muscliff Primary School

Academy converter · Bournemouth · BH8 0AB

Ages 5–11 · 528 pupils · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)73%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
533

Absence trend

2021/22

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

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

61

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
154
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill84%

528 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
528
Boys / girls
270 / 258
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
528 / 630 (84%)
Free school meals
20.3%
FSM pupils
107
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: MUSCLIFF PRIMARY SCHOOL
Academy trust
MUSCLIFF PRIMARY SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Fenby

Location

Address
Broadway Lane, Throop
Postcode
BH8 0AB
Town
Bournemouth
County
Dorset
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
District
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth East
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 5–11, in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 528 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 20.3%.

Open schools in Bournemouth
49
Primary schools in Bournemouth
29
Academies among open schools in Bournemouth
76% (37)
Open schools in BH8
10
Primary in BH8
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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    • KS260%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM4.3%
    • Demand0.95

    0.4 miles away

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM20.2%
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  • St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand1.12

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM14.4%

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  • Jewell Academy Bournemouth

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    Ages 4–11

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    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM25.8%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Winton Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand1.04

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  • St Luke's Church of England Primary School

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    • KS242%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM30.1%
    • Demand0.88

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Fenby
Telephone
01202549654
Website
http://www.muscliffprimary.co.uk

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