Bovington Academy
Holt Road, Bovington, Wareham, BH20 6LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liesel Muraro
- Sponsor
- Aspirations Academies Trust
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 147264
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01929462744
About this school
Bovington Academy is a primary academy in Wareham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bovington 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 25 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 52% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 68% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 56% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 60% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| 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 Bovington 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 | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bovington Academy compares
Bovington Academy ranked 10th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.3% | 19% | 180 | — |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 4.9% | 10.3% | 81 | 1.5 miles |
| Wool Church of England Primary School | 46% | 3.6% | 23.9% | 116 | 1.9 miles |
| Bere Regis Primary and Preschool | 45% | 5.6% | 21% | 119 | 3.8 miles |
| Frome Valley CofE First School | — | 4.7% | 23.3% | 141 | 3.8 miles |
| Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School | 38% | 5.3% | 15% | 95 | 5.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.99%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 7.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
Wool Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool3.8 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
Frome Valley CofE First School3.8 miles
Primary · Dorchester
-
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Wareham
Other schools in Wareham
Bovington Academy ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wareham.
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool Primary
- Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School Primary
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wool Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Purbeck School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Bovington Academy teach?
- Bovington Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bovington Academy?
- The headteacher of Bovington Academy is Mrs Liesel Muraro, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bovington Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bovington 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 Bovington Academy?
- Bovington Academy has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bovington Academy full?
- Bovington Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 180 on roll (86%), 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 Bovington Academy a faith school?
- No. Bovington Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bovington Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bovington Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bovington Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bovington Academy is part of ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bovington Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bovington Academy compare with other schools in Dorset?
- Bovington Academy ranked 10th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bovington Academy's absence rate?
- Bovington Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bovington Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bovington 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.