Jewell Academy Bournemouth

Jewell Academy Bournemouth is a primary academy at the heart of a diverse community, serving many pupils who arrive from other countries or speak English as an additional language. Inspectors found the school good across quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This was its first routine inspection since the pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2015; under current arrangements it did not receive an overall effectiveness grade. The school is part of Aspirations Academies Trust. Staff are ambitious for pupils and do not make excuses for pupils' starting points or backgrounds. The curriculum is logically sequenced, pupils with SEND are identified early and supported swiftly, and reading is a priority from pre-school. Pupils behave very well, personal development is a strength through the Jewell Promise and careers days, and the school offers extensive clubs, trips and pupil leadership roles. Safeguarding is effective, parents appreciate the school's open and welcoming approach, and staff morale is high. However, in some subjects teachers do not use assessment information well enough to provide work matched to what pupils can already do, and some younger pupils are asked to undertake complex writing before mastering basic writing skills. A small number of pupils who have fallen behind in reading get books that are not well matched to the sounds they know. Persistent absence among disadvantaged pupils also remains high, meaning some pupils miss important learning opportunities.

Strengths

• Warm, nurturing ethos helps pupils and families, including many with English as an additional language, settle quickly
• Ambitious curriculum is logically sequenced so pupils learn new knowledge in order
• Pupils with SEND are identified early and supported swiftly to access the same curriculum
• Reading is a central focus from pre-school, with good phonics teaching and early identification of pupils needing help
• Personal development is a strength, including the Jewell Promise, careers days and cultural celebrations
• Pupils' conduct is of a very high standard, with calm lessons and rare low-level disruption
• Extensive clubs, trips and pupil leadership roles are available, with support for disadvantaged pupils to attend
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Parents appreciate the school's open and welcoming nature and concerns are resolved promptly
• Trust provides support and challenge, and staff workload is considered

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, teachers do not use assessment information well enough to match work to what pupils can already do
• Some younger pupils are asked to complete complex writing tasks before mastering basic writing skills
• A few pupils who have fallen behind in reading read books not well matched to the sounds they know
• Persistent absence among disadvantaged pupils remains high

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 Jewell Academy Bournemouth attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.4% 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, 2.8% of pupils at Jewell Academy Bournemouth were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Jewell Academy Bournemouth had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.1% 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, 12.3% of pupils at Jewell Academy Bournemouth were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% 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 Jewell Academy Bournemouth received £6,788 and spent £7,965 for each of its 363 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £18,000 (-£50 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Aspirations Academies Trust, income was £8,111 and spending £8,266 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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All schools in Bournemouth · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority: places and applications

Jewell Academy Bournemouth is part of Aspirations Academies Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Livingstone Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth
• Magna Academy Poole
• Ocean Academy Poole Poole
• Bovington Academy Wareham
• Budmouth Academy Weymouth Weymouth
• Atlantic Academy Portland Portland
• Oak Hill Academy West London Feltham
• Rivers Academy West London Feltham
• Space Studio West London Hounslow
• Oriel Academy West London Feltham

What is Jewell Academy Bournemouth's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Jewell Academy Bournemouth is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Jewell Academy Bournemouth last inspected by Ofsted?

Jewell Academy Bournemouth was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Jewell Academy Bournemouth have?

Jewell Academy Bournemouth has 324 pupils on roll.

What age range does Jewell Academy Bournemouth cover?

Jewell Academy Bournemouth for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Jewell Academy Bournemouth's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Jewell Academy Bournemouth?

Jewell Academy Bournemouth is at Jewell Road, Townsend, Jewell Academy, Bournemouth, BH8 0LT.