Kingsleigh Primary School
Hadow Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH10 5HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGSLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Suzy Hayward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 779
- URN
- 142428
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202528893
About this school
Kingsleigh Primary School is a primary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 779 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingsleigh 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
- 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 | 118 | 118 | 117 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 48% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 1% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 58% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Kingsleigh 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 | 66% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 838 |
| 2023/24 | 847 |
| 2024/25 | 821 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsleigh Primary School compares
Kingsleigh Primary School ranked 35th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6% | 35.4% | 779 | — |
| Hill View Primary Academy | 54% | 4.4% | 15.7% | 601 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 12.1% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | 38% | 9.2% | 72.1% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Elm Academy | 77% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 364 | 0.8 miles |
| Winton Primary School | 88% | 3.6% | 15.8% | 840 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.36%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hill View Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Heathlands Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Elm Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Winton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Bournemouth
Kingsleigh Primary School ranks 19th 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
- King's Park Academy Primary
- Kinson Academy Primary
- Malmesbury Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kingsleigh Primary School teach?
- Kingsleigh Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsleigh Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingsleigh Primary School is Suzy Hayward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingsleigh Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsleigh 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 Kingsleigh Primary School?
- Kingsleigh Primary School has 779 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kingsleigh Primary School full?
- Kingsleigh Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 779 on roll (93%), 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 Kingsleigh Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingsleigh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsleigh Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingsleigh Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Kingsleigh Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kingsleigh Primary School is part of KINGSLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingsleigh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsleigh Primary School compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Kingsleigh Primary School ranked 35th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsleigh Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingsleigh Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsleigh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsleigh 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 2 July 2026.