Hillbourne Primary School
Kitchener Crescent, Poole, BH17 7HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Bennett
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 148926
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202692604
About this school
Hillbourne Primary School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillbourne Primary School, 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
- 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 | 39 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 59% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 74% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Hillbourne 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 | 56% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillbourne Primary School compares
Hillbourne Primary School ranked 17th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.2% | 41.2% | 204 | — |
| Broadstone First School | — | 5.9% | 10.8% | 305 | 0.9 miles |
| Springdale First School | — | 3.4% | 1.7% | 300 | 1.0 miles |
| Haymoor Junior School | 64% | 5% | 28.1% | 349 | 1.1 miles |
| Canford Heath Junior School | 71% | 4.6% | 20.7% | 489 | 1.1 miles |
| Canford Heath Infant School | — | 4% | 10.9% | 367 | 1.2 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)
- 41.18%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadstone First School0.9 miles
Primary · Broadstone
-
Springdale First School1.0 miles
Primary · Broadstone
-
Haymoor Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Canford Heath Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Canford Heath Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Hillbourne Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillbourne Primary School teach?
- Hillbourne Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillbourne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillbourne Primary School is Mrs Laura Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillbourne Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillbourne 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 many pupils are at Hillbourne Primary School?
- Hillbourne Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hillbourne Primary School full?
- Hillbourne Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 204 on roll (49%), 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 Hillbourne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillbourne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillbourne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hillbourne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hillbourne Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hillbourne 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 Hillbourne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillbourne Primary School compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Hillbourne Primary School ranked 17th of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillbourne Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillbourne Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillbourne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillbourne 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.