Hamworthy Park Junior School

Hamworthy Park Junior School is performing well overall. Inspectors judged the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management to be good; as this was a graded inspection under the current framework, no separate overall effectiveness grade was given. The school is part of Hamwic Education Trust and is federated with Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School, with pupils benefiting from a coherent 'one school' experience across the federation. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school has a coherent, well-sequenced curriculum underpinned by its motto and 'golden threads', and pupils are respectful, kind and motivated to learn. Reading and mathematics are taught consistently well, staff subject knowledge is strong, and published outcomes in English and mathematics have improved. Pastoral support is highly effective, attendance has improved, and pupils value the clubs and leadership opportunities that help them feel trusted and involved. There are two main areas for improvement. In some foundation subjects, learning activities and work do not consistently match the intended curriculum, which limits how well pupils secure key knowledge and skills. For some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, staff have not clearly identified what pupils already know, and tasks are sometimes too hard, so these pupils cannot build securely on their prior learning. The school's next steps rightly focus on aligning teaching with the intended curriculum and matching learning to pupils' individual starting points.

Strengths

• Coherent, well-sequenced curriculum underpinned by clear 'golden threads'
• Effective and consistent teaching strategies in reading and mathematics
• Strong staff subject knowledge in reading and mathematics
• Regular checks on learning help pupils who fall behind in phonics
• Published outcomes in English and mathematics have improved
• Pupils are respectful, kind and motivated to learn
• Pastoral support is highly effective and valued by pupils
• Clubs such as 'Troopers' and 'Shining Stars' reduce anxiety and improve attendance
• Pupils benefit from a range of leadership opportunities and breaktime activities
• Personal, social and health education prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain
• Attendance has improved through firm and supportive action
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Staff feel well supported by school leaders and the trust

Areas for Improvement

• Learning activities in some foundation subjects do not match the intended curriculum outcomes
• Some foundation subject work does not help pupils deepen and secure key knowledge and skills
• Curriculum and tasks are not always adapted to the individual starting points of pupils with SEND
• Some pupils with SEND receive work that is too hard, preventing them from building on prior learning

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 Hamworthy Park Junior School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.1% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Hamworthy Park Junior 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 Hamworthy Park Junior School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.4% 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, 13.1% of pupils at Hamworthy Park Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 Hamworthy Park Junior School received £6,356 and spent £6,278 for each of its 455 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £124,000 (£272 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Hamwic Education Trust, income was £7,058 and spending £7,015 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 Poole · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority: places and applications

Hamworthy Park Junior School is part of Hamwic Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School Poole
• Upton Infant School Poole
• Upton Junior School Poole
• Hillbourne Primary School Poole
• Livingstone Road Infant School Poole
• Livingstone Road Junior School Poole
• Springdale First School Broadstone
• Henbury View First School Wimborne
• Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Poole
• Lytchett Matravers Primary School Poole

What is Hamworthy Park Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hamworthy Park Junior School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Hamworthy Park Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hamworthy Park Junior School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Hamworthy Park Junior School have?

Hamworthy Park Junior School has 458 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hamworthy Park Junior School cover?

Hamworthy Park Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Hamworthy Park Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hamworthy Park Junior School?

Hamworthy Park Junior School is at Ashmore Crescent, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4DG.