Bayside Academy
Turlin Road, Turlin Moor, Poole, BH16 5AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Tucker
- Sponsor
- Ambitions Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 145496
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202685459
About this school
Bayside Academy is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 52 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 42% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 58% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 62% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 60% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Bayside 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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bayside Academy compares
Bayside Academy ranked 32nd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.8% | 52.3% | 180 | — |
| Upton Junior School | 47% | 6% | 26.1% | 351 | 0.9 miles |
| Upton Infant School | — | 5.4% | 17.9% | 250 | 0.9 miles |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 17.2% | 320 | 1.3 miles |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 27.5% | 458 | 1.4 miles |
| Oakdale Junior School | 54% | 5.1% | 29.5% | 376 | 2.1 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
-
Graded inspection report24 March 2026
- 8 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.28%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 17.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upton Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Upton Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Hamworthy Park Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Oakdale Junior School2.1 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Bayside Academy ranks 11th 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
- 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
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bayside Academy teach?
- Bayside Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Bayside Academy?
- The headteacher of Bayside Academy is Mrs Leanne Tucker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bayside Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bayside 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 big is Bayside Academy?
- Bayside Academy has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bayside Academy full?
- Bayside Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 180 on roll (67%), 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 Bayside Academy a faith school?
- No. Bayside Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bayside Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bayside Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bayside Academy?
- Bayside Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bayside Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bayside Academy rank locally?
- Bayside Academy ranked 32nd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bayside Academy's absence rate?
- Bayside Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bayside Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bayside 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.