King's Park Academy
Ashley Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Associate Principal
- Mrs Lauren Dean
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ambitions Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 572
- URN
- 141671
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202395138
About this school
King's Park Academy is a primary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 572 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 117 | 84 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 56% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 6% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 64% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 69% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 King's Park Academy 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 | 60% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 602 |
| 2024/25 | 603 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Park Academy compares
King's Park Academy ranked 40th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.5% | 30.4% | 572 | — |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | — | 6.1% | 40.2% | 177 | 0.4 miles |
| Bethany Church of England Junior School | 35% | 6.5% | 49.5% | 308 | 0.5 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 16% | 459 | 0.5 miles |
| Avonwood Primary School | 84% | 3.2% | 10.8% | 456 | 0.7 miles |
| Pokesdown Community Primary School | 58% | 4.6% | 20.1% | 417 | 0.8 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)
- 30.35%
- English as an additional language
- 35.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 13.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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Bethany Church of England Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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Avonwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Pokesdown Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Bournemouth
King's Park Academy ranks 21st 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
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth Primary
- Kingsleigh Primary School Primary
- Kinson Academy Primary
- Malmesbury Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does King's Park Academy teach?
- King's Park Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the associate principal of King's Park Academy?
- The associate principal of King's Park Academy is Mrs Lauren Dean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Park Academy, 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 King's Park Academy?
- King's Park Academy has 572 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is King's Park Academy full?
- King's Park Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 572 on roll (91%), 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 King's Park Academy a faith school?
- No. King's Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is King's Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- King's Park Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King's Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's Park Academy compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- King's Park Academy ranked 40th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's Park Academy's absence rate?
- King's Park Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Park Academy'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.