Bournemouth Park Academy
Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TENACITAS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Rhod Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tenacitas Trust
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 534
- URN
- 143966
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702468046
About this school
Bournemouth Park Academy is a primary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 534 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bournemouth Park Academy, 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 | 88 | 81 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 57% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 70% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 75% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| 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 Bournemouth Park 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 | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 57.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 574 |
| 2024/25 | 562 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bournemouth Park Academy compares
Bournemouth Park Academy ranked 13th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.5% | 42.7% | 534 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 32.5% | 440 | 0.5 miles |
| Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 7.7% | 41.6% | 431 | 0.5 miles |
| Temple Sutton Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 39.3% | 619 | 0.5 miles |
| Hamstel Junior School | 54% | 5.5% | 38.1% | 583 | 0.7 miles |
| Hamstel Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.9% | 26.8% | 434 | 0.7 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)
- 42.69%
- English as an additional language
- 22.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Temple Sutton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Hamstel Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Hamstel Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Bournemouth Park Academy ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primary
- Bournes Green Infant School Primary
- Bournes Green Junior School Primary
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primary
- Greenways Primary School Primary
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hamstel Junior School Primary
- Hinguar Community Primary School Primary
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bournemouth Park Academy teach?
- Bournemouth Park Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Bournemouth Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Bournemouth Park Academy is Mr Rhod Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bournemouth Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bournemouth Park 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 many pupils are at Bournemouth Park Academy?
- Bournemouth Park Academy has 534 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bournemouth Park Academy full?
- Bournemouth Park Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 534 on roll (85%), 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 Bournemouth Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Bournemouth Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bournemouth Park Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bournemouth Park Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Bournemouth Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bournemouth Park Academy is part of TENACITAS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bournemouth Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% 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 Bournemouth Park Academy compare with other schools in Southend-on-Sea?
- Bournemouth Park Academy ranked 13th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bournemouth Park Academy's absence rate?
- Bournemouth Park Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bournemouth Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bournemouth Park 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 10 July 2026.