Hamworthy Park Junior School
Ashmore Crescent, Hamworthy, Poole, BH15 4DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs S Hill
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 458
- URN
- 143314
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202677870
About this school
Hamworthy Park Junior School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 458 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
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
- 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 | 123 | 122 | 106 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 64% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 80% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 74% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Hamworthy Park 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 | 59% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 460 |
| 2023/24 | 465 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hamworthy Park Junior School compares
Hamworthy Park Junior School ranked 47th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.2% | 27.5% | 458 | — |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 17.2% | 320 | 0.2 miles |
| Old Town Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.3% | 39.4% | 178 | 1.0 miles |
| Bayside Academy | 60% | 5.8% | 52.3% | 180 | 1.4 miles |
| Oakdale Junior School | 54% | 5.1% | 29.5% | 376 | 1.5 miles |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 13% | 627 | 1.6 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)
- 27.47%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 15.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Old Town Infant School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Bayside Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Poole
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Oakdale Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Longfleet Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Hamworthy Park Junior School ranks 17th 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
- Haymoor 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 Hamworthy Park Junior School teach?
- Hamworthy Park Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Hamworthy Park Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Hamworthy Park Junior School is Mrs S Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hamworthy Park Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hamworthy Park 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 Hamworthy Park Junior School?
- Hamworthy Park Junior School has 458 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hamworthy Park Junior School full?
- Hamworthy Park Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 458 on roll (95%), 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 Hamworthy Park Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hamworthy Park Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hamworthy Park Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hamworthy Park Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hamworthy Park Junior School?
- Hamworthy Park Junior School is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hamworthy Park Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hamworthy Park Junior School rank locally?
- Hamworthy Park Junior School ranked 47th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hamworthy Park Junior School's absence rate?
- Hamworthy Park Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hamworthy Park Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hamworthy Park 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.