Springdale First School
Springdale Road, Broadstone, BH18 9BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Debbie Budden
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 300
- URN
- 143616
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202692700
About this school
Springdale First School is a primary academy in Broadstone. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 300 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Springdale First School, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Springdale First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 302 |
| 2023/24 | 299 |
| 2024/25 | 290 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springdale First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.4% | 1.7% | 300 | — |
| Rushcombe First School | — | 3.9% | 6.7% | 313 | 0.6 miles |
| Broadstone First School | — | 5.9% | 10.8% | 305 | 0.7 miles |
| Henbury View First School | — | 3.1% | 5.5% | 148 | 0.9 miles |
| Hillbourne Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 41.2% | 204 | 1.0 miles |
| Upton Infant School | — | 5.4% | 17.9% | 250 | 2.0 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)
- 1.72%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.35%
- Persistent absence
- 2.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rushcombe First School0.6 miles
Primary · Wimborne
-
Broadstone First School0.7 miles
Primary · Broadstone
-
Henbury View First School0.9 miles
Primary · Wimborne
-
Hillbourne Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Upton Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Broadstone
- Broadstone First School Primary
- Broadstone Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Corfe Hills School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Springdale First School teach?
- Springdale First School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Broadstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Springdale First School?
- The headteacher of Springdale First School is Miss Debbie Budden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Springdale First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springdale First 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 Springdale First School?
- Springdale First School has 300 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is Springdale First School full?
- Springdale First School has capacity for 300 pupils and 300 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Springdale First School a faith school?
- No. Springdale First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springdale First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Springdale First School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Springdale First School part of an academy trust?
- Springdale First 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.
- What is Springdale First School's absence rate?
- Springdale First School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Springdale First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Springdale First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.