Kinson Academy

Kinson Academy has successfully established itself as a good school, demonstrating a positive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and respected. With a strong emphasis on high expectations, the school promotes a culture of hard work and mutual support among students. Notably, the school's curriculum is well-structured, particularly in reading and mathematics, which helps many pupils to succeed. While the school provides a broad educational experience enriched with extracurricular activities, it recognizes areas for improvement in the curriculum's implementation, especially in early years and key stage 1, to ensure all pupils' needs are consistently met.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are happy at school.
• High expectations lead to high achievement among pupils.
• The curriculum is broad and balanced, promoting a wide range of learning experiences.
• Teachers receive high-quality training and support.
• Pupils with special educational needs make good progress due to tailored support.
• Strong communication between parents and the school enhances pupil learning.
• Positive relationships foster a respectful and caring school environment.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the key knowledge for pupils to learn is not clearly identified.
• The delivery of the curriculum lacks consistency, particularly in key stage 1.

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 Kinson Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Kinson Academy 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 Kinson Academy had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 14.0% of pupils at Kinson Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.9% 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 Kinson Academy received £9,460 and spent £8,670 for each of its 169 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £163,000 (£963 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Authentic Education Group Limited, income was £9,345 and spending £9,661 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

Kinson Academy is part of Authentic Education Group Limited, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Elm Academy Bournemouth
• LeAF Studio Bournemouth
• Oak Academy Bournemouth
• Manorside Academy Poole
• St Aldhelm's Academy Poole
• Queen's Park Academy Bournemouth
• King's Park Academy Bournemouth
• Longspee Academy Poole
• Tregonwell Academy Bournemouth
• Bayside Academy Poole

What is Kinson Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kinson Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2022.

When was Kinson Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kinson Academy was last inspected in June 2022.

How many pupils does Kinson Academy have?

Kinson Academy has 179 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kinson Academy cover?

Kinson Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Kinson Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kinson Academy?

Kinson Academy is at School Lane, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9DG.