Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Durdells Avenue, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH11 9EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Terrey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Plymouth CAST
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 369
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- URN
- 140705
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202574277
About this school
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 302 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 39 | 58 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 36% | 15% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 52% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 40% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 59% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School 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 | 46% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 15% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 375 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 333 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School compares
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 52nd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 15% | 5.9% | 20.9% | 302 | — |
| Elm Academy | 77% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 364 | 0.3 miles |
| Kinson Academy | 65% | 5.1% | 48.5% | 179 | 0.4 miles |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | 38% | 9.2% | 72.1% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | 58% | 6% | 35.4% | 779 | 0.9 miles |
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery School | 46% | 5.1% | 25.4% | 253 | 1.1 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)
- 20.89%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 14.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elm Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Kinson Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Heathlands Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Kingsleigh Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Bournemouth
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranks 27th 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
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Elm Academy Primary
- Heathlands Primary Academy Primary
- Hill View Primary Academy Primary
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth Primary
- King's Park Academy Primary
- Kingsleigh Primary School Primary
- Kinson Academy Primary
- Malmesbury Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ The King Catholic Primary School teach?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School is Mrs Sarah Terrey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has 302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School full?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has capacity for 369 pupils and 302 on roll (82%), 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Plymouth.
- Does Christ The King Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ The King Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ The King Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 15% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 52nd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic Primary School'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.