The Epiphany School

The Epiphany School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection. The dedicated staff set high expectations for pupils, who respond positively and achieve well across various subjects. With a focus on values like love, courage, and respect, students display commendable behavior and commitment to their learning. The strong community spirit and supportive environment foster a sense of belonging among pupils, contributing to their overall educational experience. While the school's curriculum has evolved to cover key concepts effectively in many areas, there are some subjects, notably mathematics, where deeper understanding is still developing. The school's concerted efforts in reading have resulted in pupils becoming avid readers from an early age. Furthermore, the headteacher and leadership team have a clear vision for continuous improvement, although there are areas identified for further refinement in the curriculum to ensure consistency in knowledge depth across all subjects.

Strengths

• High expectations lead to strong pupil outcomes.
• Strong focus on reading enhances vocabulary and comprehension.
• Supportive staff create a safe and caring learning environment.
• High levels of pupil engagement and attendance.
• Effective adaptation of teaching for pupils with SEND.
• Strong community involvement and positive parent feedback.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent depth of knowledge in some subjects, including mathematics.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Epiphany School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at The Epiphany School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Epiphany School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.8% of pupils at The Epiphany School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Epiphany School received £5,912 and spent £5,511 for each of its 419 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £351,000 (£838 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Epiphany School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Epiphany School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was The Epiphany School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Epiphany School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does The Epiphany School have?

The Epiphany School has 417 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Epiphany School cover?

The Epiphany School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Epiphany School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Epiphany School?

The Epiphany School is at Shillingstone Drive, Muscliff, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 3PE.