Talbot Primary School
Talbot Drive, Wallisdown, Poole, BH12 5ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Curtis
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 547
- URN
- 144874
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202513981
About this school
Talbot Primary School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 547 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 January 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 91 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 68% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 78% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Talbot 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 | 63% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 611 |
| 2023/24 | 587 |
| 2024/25 | 570 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Talbot Primary School compares
Talbot Primary School ranked 27th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.9% | 24.6% | 547 | — |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 12.1% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | 66% | 4.5% | 16.1% | 603 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole | 64% | 6.4% | 19.7% | 370 | 0.8 miles |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | 58% | 6% | 35.4% | 779 | 0.9 miles |
| Manorside Academy | 58% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 413 | 0.9 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)
- 24.56%
- English as an additional language
- 26.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 8.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Poole
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole0.8 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Kingsleigh Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Manorside Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Talbot Primary School ranks 8th 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
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Haymoor Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Talbot Primary School teach?
- Talbot Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Talbot Primary School?
- The headteacher of Talbot Primary School is Mrs Kate Curtis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Talbot Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Talbot 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 big is Talbot Primary School?
- Talbot Primary School has 547 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Talbot Primary School full?
- Talbot Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 547 on roll (87%), 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 Talbot Primary School a faith school?
- No. Talbot Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Talbot Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Talbot Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Talbot Primary School?
- Talbot Primary 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 Talbot Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% 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 Talbot Primary School rank locally?
- Talbot Primary School ranked 27th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Talbot Primary School's absence rate?
- Talbot Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Talbot Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Talbot 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 10 July 2026.