Haymoor Junior School
Ashdown Close, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8WG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TEACH POOLE
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Lucy Waterhouse
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 141787
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202659290
About this school
Haymoor Junior School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 349 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 October 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 | 90 | 89 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 69% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 67% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Haymoor Junior 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 | 70% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haymoor Junior School compares
Haymoor Junior School ranked 26th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5% | 28.1% | 349 | — |
| Ad Astra Infant School | — | 4.8% | 20.6% | 257 | 0.2 miles |
| Canford Heath Infant School | — | 4% | 10.9% | 367 | 0.6 miles |
| Canford Heath Junior School | 71% | 4.6% | 20.7% | 489 | 0.6 miles |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 20.7% | 213 | 1.1 miles |
| Hillbourne Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 41.2% | 204 | 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)
- 28.1%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ad Astra Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Poole
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Canford Heath Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Poole
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Canford Heath Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Poole
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Stanley Green Infant Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Poole
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Hillbourne Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Haymoor Junior School ranks 7th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Poole.
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
- Canford Heath Junior School Primary
- Courthill Infant School Primary
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Haymoor Junior School teach?
- Haymoor Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Haymoor Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Haymoor Junior School is Miss Lucy Waterhouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haymoor Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haymoor Junior 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 big is Haymoor Junior School?
- Haymoor Junior School has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Haymoor Junior School full?
- Haymoor Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 349 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Haymoor Junior School a faith school?
- No. Haymoor Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Haymoor Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Haymoor Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Haymoor Junior School?
- Haymoor Junior School is part of TEACH POOLE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Haymoor Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haymoor Junior School rank locally?
- Haymoor Junior School ranked 26th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haymoor Junior School's absence rate?
- Haymoor Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haymoor Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haymoor Junior 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 2 July 2026.