Heathlands Primary Academy
Springwater Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Janine Harries
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Coastal Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 142101
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202574452
About this school
Heathlands Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 164 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 22 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 41% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 41% | 48% | 46% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 55% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 55% | 31% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Heathlands Primary 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 | 18% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heathlands Primary Academy compares
Heathlands Primary Academy ranked 50th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 9.2% | 72.1% | 164 | — |
| Elm Academy | 77% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 364 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 15% | 5.9% | 20.9% | 302 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | 58% | 6% | 35.4% | 779 | 0.7 miles |
| Kinson Academy | 65% | 5.1% | 48.5% | 179 | 0.9 miles |
| Manorside Academy | 58% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 413 | 1.0 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)
- 72.05%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.22%
- Persistent absence
- 31.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elm Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Christ The King Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Kingsleigh Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Kinson Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Manorside Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Bournemouth
Heathlands Primary Academy ranks 25th 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
- 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 year groups does Heathlands Primary Academy teach?
- Heathlands Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Heathlands Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Heathlands Primary Academy is Miss Janine Harries, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heathlands Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heathlands Primary 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 big is Heathlands Primary Academy?
- Heathlands Primary Academy has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heathlands Primary Academy full?
- Heathlands Primary Academy has capacity for 226 pupils and 164 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 Heathlands Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Heathlands Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Heathlands Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heathlands Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Heathlands Primary Academy?
- Heathlands Primary Academy is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heathlands Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 18% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heathlands Primary Academy rank locally?
- Heathlands Primary Academy ranked 50th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heathlands Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Heathlands Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heathlands Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heathlands Primary 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 2 July 2026.