School Chooser

Winton Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademy840 pupilsBournemouthBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
School Chooser Score
96
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 93 to 98
Out of 100. Better than 88% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, May 2024
Reached the expected level at 1188%England 63%
Attendance96.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families14%Far fewer than most schools
PlacesFull840 pupils, 840 places
Pupils per teacher29.8School workforce census

Winton Primary School is a converter academy in Bournemouth for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 840 pupils and every place is taken. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 96 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 88% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Oswald Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2TG01202 513988wintonprimary.ukHeadteacher Samuel Fuller headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 22 May 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

120 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1188%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level29%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score110.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score110.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 73%73%20172018: 86%86%20182019: 86%86%20192023: 93%93%20232024: 86%86%20242025: 88%88%2025
Since 2017: +15%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland
Pupils tested12011812011810388
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths88%86%93%86%86%73%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths29%23%17%20%17%8%11%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score110.0110.0109.0108.0109.0105.0105.7105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score110.0108.0109.0109.0109.0108.0104.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score110.0112.0110.0110.0109.0107.0105.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard89%89%93%92%92%76%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard93%90%93%95%95%89%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)91%91%94%90%87%88%
Reading progressReading progress score+2.6+2.7+2.3+0.3
Maths progressMaths progress score+2.8+3.1+3.0+2.9
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged78%64%88%78%83%62%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged90%94%94%91%88%77%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 3 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
78%90%
Gap 12 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
85%90%
Gap 5 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
86%88%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
15%29%
Gap 14 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Full840 pupils for 840 places, 2024/25
100% full

The school is full. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll840Census January 2026
Places840100% full
Pupils from low-income families14%14% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English20%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%58 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%17 pupils with a plan
Average class size30.028 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)13%£172,050 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls415 / 425
White British pupils71%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 30.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (44), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), emotional and mental health (7), Hearing impairment (3), Specific learning difficulty (3).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll840840837839840829
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14%16%17%21%21%21%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language20%20%18%19%19%20%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%11%12%13%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%2%1%1%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school4.7%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils2.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.6%4.6%4.9%5.3%3.0%3.5%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.5%3.2%3.3%3.8%2.3%2.0%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.5%1.7%1.5%0.8%1.5%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence4.7%8.2%9.4%10.6%6.4%5.3%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate2.02.91.01.10.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers28.2full-time equivalent, 31 people
Pupils per teacher29.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants25.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,121
Teachers who left in the year26%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.72024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£5,294England £7,128. Total £4.4m
Income per pupil£5,707England £7,587. Total £4.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,011England £3,405
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £463k, £551 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£347kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£5,294spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m41012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate132 per 1,000 people45% higher than the England average
Typical house price£335,000Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Nearest bus stop130 mHighfield Road, 23 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy250 m424Good 202380Compare
Hill View Primary AcademyAcademy550 m601Good 202438Compare
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles392Requires improvement 20246Compare
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles420Good 202099Compare
Kingsleigh Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles779No overall grade 202536Compare
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles418Good 202369Compare
Queen's Park AcademyAcademy1.0 miles479No overall grade 202585Compare
Queen's Park Infant AcademyAcademy1.1 miles312Good 202436Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Winton Primary School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats88%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 96 is 21 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 18 · middle 75 · highest 100100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 96 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 96% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 93 to 98. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%well above
+0.41
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 120 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 2.3 years old
Progress pupils make20%well above
+0.23
DfE progress measure; 120 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.05
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well above
+0.12
2024/25; 731 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.19
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 120 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Winton Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Winton Primary School scores 96 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 88% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 93 to 98, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Winton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Winton Primary School good at its last full inspection on 22 May 2024.

How good are Winton Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 88% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 29% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Winton Primary School have?

840 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 840 places, so it is 100% full.

Is Winton Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably. The school was full in 2024/25. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.

What is attendance like at Winton Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Winton Primary School?

The average class had 30.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Oswald Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2TG
Telephone
01202 513988
Website
www.wintonprimary.uk
Headteacher
Headteacher Samuel Fuller
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Southern Education Trust (11 schools)
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ward
Wallisdown & Winton West
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 February 2016 (academy converter)
URN
142453 · LAESTAB 8392258 · UKPRN 10054624
Formerly
Winton Primary School

Where these figures come from