Avonwood Primary School

Avonwood Primary School has demonstrated outstanding performance across all domains in its first inspection since opening in March 2021. The school emphasizes delivering a high-quality educational experience, ensuring that every pupil can achieve their potential while embodying core values such as altruism and community responsibility. The curriculum is both ambitious and well-structured, enabling pupils to progress exceptionally well, with a clear focus on inclusivity, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The dedication of staff and strong leadership significantly contribute to fostering a positive learning environment and maintaining high standards of behaviour.

Strengths

• Exceptional focus on high-quality education and pupil experience.
• Ambitious curriculum tailored to all students, including those with SEND.
• Outstanding behaviour and relationships among pupils and staff.
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy development.
• Effective systems for staff training and curriculum refinement.
• High levels of parental satisfaction and community involvement.

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 Avonwood Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.7% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Avonwood Primary 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 Avonwood Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 18.9% of pupils at Avonwood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 Avonwood Primary School received £6,573 and spent £6,474 for each of its 481 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £430,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 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

Avonwood Primary School is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Avonbourne Girls Academy Bournemouth
• Avonbourne Boys' Academy Bournemouth
• Glenmoor Academy Bournemouth
• Winton Academy Bournemouth
• The Cornerstone Academy Poole
• Regents Park Community College Southampton
• Gillingham School Gillingham
• The Victory Primary School Portsmouth
• Castle View Academy Portsmouth
• Beacon View Primary Academy Portsmouth

What is Avonwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Avonwood Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Avonwood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Avonwood Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Avonwood Primary School have?

Avonwood Primary School has 456 pupils on roll.

What age range does Avonwood Primary School cover?

Avonwood Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Avonwood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Avonwood Primary School?

Avonwood Primary School is at Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6NB.