Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

Bearwood Primary and Nursery School has performed well in its first inspection, earning a 'Good' rating across all domains, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school creates a safe and enjoyable environment for its pupils, fostering positive attitudes towards learning and ensuring strong support for their emotional well-being. Pupils benefit from a well-designed curriculum that emphasizes reading, mathematics, and a variety of extracurricular activities, contributing to their overall confidence and development.

Strengths

• Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and feel safe.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics in early years.
• Curriculum inspires and engages pupils.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Wide range of clubs and activities enhances personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum lacks sufficient challenge for the most able pupils.
• Some pupils find their work not challenging enough, impacting their progress.
• Need for improved communication with parents, especially when concerns are raised.

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 Bearwood Primary and Nursery School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Bearwood Primary and Nursery 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 Bearwood Primary and Nursery School had 26.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.8% 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, 9.5% of pupils at Bearwood Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Bearwood Primary and Nursery School received £6,995 and spent £7,186 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £31,000 (-£156 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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Bearwood Primary and Nursery School is part of Hamwic Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Wimborne
• Talbot Primary School Poole
• Livingstone Road Junior School Poole
• Livingstone Road Infant School Poole
• Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Poole
• Hillbourne Primary School Poole
• Springdale First School Broadstone
• Wimborne First School and Nursery Wimborne
• Henbury View First School Wimborne
• Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School Poole

What is Bearwood Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bearwood Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Bearwood Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bearwood Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Bearwood Primary and Nursery School have?

Bearwood Primary and Nursery School has 253 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bearwood Primary and Nursery School cover?

Bearwood Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Bearwood Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bearwood Primary and Nursery School?

Bearwood Primary and Nursery School is at Barons Road, Bearwood, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9UN.