Best Primary Schools in Bournemouth
We checked all 31 primary schools in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and list every one: 26 ranked, then 5 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 31
- Ranked
- 26
- Without a rank
- 5
Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bournemouth. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Bournemouth also has 15 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole also has rankings for Poole and Christchurch.
Ranked primary schools in Bournemouth
Rank 1
Avonwood Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 84%
- Higher standard
- 24%
Rank 2
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 3
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 98%
- Higher standard
- 45%
Rank 4
Winton Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 88%
- Higher standard
- 29%
Rank 5
Elm Academy
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 6
Stourfield Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 7
Queen's Park Academy
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 75%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 8
- Expected standard
- 85%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 9
The Epiphany School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 10
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 16%
Rank 11
St James' Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 12
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 13
Muscliff Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 14
Pokesdown Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 15
Kingsleigh Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 16
King's Park Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 56%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 17
Kinson Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 18
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 19
Jewell Academy Bournemouth
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 20
Hill View Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 54%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 21
Malmesbury Park Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 51%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 22
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 46%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 23
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 24
Bethany Church of England Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 35%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 25
Heathlands Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 38%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 26
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Expected standard
- 15%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Primary schools in Bournemouth without a rank
Park School
No Ofsted inspectionQueen's Park Infant Academy
Ofsted: GoodSt Martin's School
No Ofsted inspectionStourfield Infant School
Ofsted: Good