Jewell Academy Bournemouth
Jewell Road, Townsend, Bournemouth, BH8 0LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Alexandra Waddington
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aspirations Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 445
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 139692
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202774830
About this school
Jewell Academy Bournemouth is a primary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 324 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 10% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 66% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 69% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 71% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Jewell Academy Bournemouth has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jewell Academy Bournemouth compares
Jewell Academy Bournemouth ranked 39th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.9% | 29.6% | 324 | — |
| Avonwood Primary School | 84% | 3.2% | 10.8% | 456 | 1.0 miles |
| Muscliff Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 20.2% | 528 | 1.2 miles |
| Queen's Park Infant Academy | — | 5% | 12.2% | 312 | 1.3 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary Academy | 68% | 4.8% | 15.1% | 404 | 1.4 miles |
| Queen's Park Academy | 75% | 3.9% | 15.5% | 479 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.6%
- English as an additional language
- 30.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avonwood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Muscliff Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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Queen's Park Infant Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
St James' Church of England Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Queen's Park Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Bournemouth
Jewell Academy Bournemouth ranks 20th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Bournemouth.
- Avonwood Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bethany Church of England Junior School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Elm Academy Primary
- Heathlands Primary Academy Primary
- Hill View Primary Academy Primary
- King's Park Academy Primary
- Kingsleigh Primary School Primary
- Kinson Academy Primary
- Malmesbury Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Jewell Academy Bournemouth teach?
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the principal of Jewell Academy Bournemouth?
- The principal of Jewell Academy Bournemouth is Mrs Alexandra Waddington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Jewell Academy Bournemouth last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jewell Academy Bournemouth, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Jewell Academy Bournemouth?
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Jewell Academy Bournemouth full?
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth has capacity for 445 pupils and 324 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Jewell Academy Bournemouth a faith school?
- No. Jewell Academy Bournemouth has no designated religious character.
- Does Jewell Academy Bournemouth have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Jewell Academy Bournemouth as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Jewell Academy Bournemouth?
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth is part of ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Jewell Academy Bournemouth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Jewell Academy Bournemouth rank locally?
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth ranked 39th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Jewell Academy Bournemouth's absence rate?
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Jewell Academy Bournemouth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jewell Academy Bournemouth's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.