Broadstone First School

Broadstone First School demonstrates a strong overall performance, graded as good with outstanding personal development and leadership. The school has high expectations and fosters a supportive environment, considering each child's individual needs. Positive relationships are cultivated, with pupils feeling safe and engaged. Parents express high levels of satisfaction, citing the school's commitment to character development and a love for learning. Given that this was the school's first inspection under section 5, it stands at a promising juncture for future growth and enhancement.

Strengths

• The school has high expectations for all pupils.
• Pupils enjoy a range of opportunities for personal development.
• Reading is prioritized and effectively taught.
• Strong relationships are built between pupils and staff.
• The curriculum is ambitious and engaging.
• Pupils have positive attitudes towards their learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Some key knowledge in the curriculum is not fully taught.

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 Broadstone First School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Broadstone First School 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 Broadstone First School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.9% 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, 14.4% of pupils at Broadstone First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 15 pupils.

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 Broadstone First School received £8,478 and spent £9,290 for each of its 307 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £54,000 (£176 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Southern Education Trust, income was £12,981 and spending £13,303 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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Broadstone First School is part of Southern Education Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Broadstone Middle School Broadstone
• Parley First School Ferndown
• Ferndown Middle School Ferndown
• Ferndown First School Ferndown
• Winton Primary School Bournemouth
• Harbour School Dorset
• Wyvern Academy Weymouth
• The Harbour School Portsmouth
• The Wymering School Portsmouth

What is Broadstone First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Broadstone First School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Broadstone First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Broadstone First School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Broadstone First School have?

Broadstone First School has 305 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broadstone First School cover?

Broadstone First School for pupils aged 4 to 9.

Where is Broadstone First School?

Broadstone First School is at Tudor Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 8AA.