Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Durdells Avenue, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH11 9EHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 111 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It ranks 26th of 26 primary schools in Bournemouth. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025, report published 23 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 May 2025
Christ The King Catholic Primary is a school where everyone is welcome. The school's distinctive ethos is at the centre of learning. It is characterised by inclusive relationships based on nurture and respect. Pupils behave well. They are happy and safe. Pupils trust staff to support and guide them. Leaders have an accurate view of the school. They correctly identified that pupils were underachieving. Therefore, the school has overhauled its curriculum in many areas. It is now ambitious, with sharply focused plans to develop the quality of education. The curriculum is now broad and well organised. Expectations for all pupils' achievement have risen. However, this work is still in the early stages. As a result, the quality of education that pupils receive is not good. Pupils develop their talents and interests through clubs such as choir and football. They benefit from visits to places of interest and enrichment experiences. These help to bring the curriculum to life. For example, pupils further their knowledge of geography and science through visits from a mobile planetarium. Pupils build a sense of citizenship through their involvement in civic events. For example, older pupils host Christmas dinner for members of the local community.
What the school should improve
- The use of assessment does not identify whether pupils have learned the curriculum as intended. Therefore, gaps in pupils' understanding are not identified and rectified. The trust and the school need to ensure that teachers' use of assessment informs subsequent curriculum planning and teaching, so that all pupils learn successfully.
- The school has not ensured that staff have the knowledge required to deliver the curriculum as intended. This means pupils do not reach the focused curriculum goals. The trust and the school should ensure that teachers have the subject and pedagogical knowledge they need to deliver the curriculum securely.
- The school does not have sufficient oversight of some areas of curriculum responsibility. As a result, the curriculum is not always implemented consistently well. Where this is the case, pupils do not build their knowledge and skills as they should. The trust and the school should ensure that all school leaders have the knowledge they need to assure themselves that the curriculum is implemented effectively.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
48 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
302 pupils on roll, with places for 369
Schools near Christ The King Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 77% met the expected standard |
| Kinson Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 46% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Terrey
- Phone
- 01202574277
- Address
- Durdells Avenue, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH11 9EH
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- URN
- 140705
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.