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Pokesdown Community Primary School

Primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. Good (Jul 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 9 July 2024, report published 17 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around July 2028

The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.3 milesSt James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Primary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    School remains Good (Jan 2023)

  2. 0.3 milesCorpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Primary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    Standards maintained (Dec 2024)

  3. 0.7 milesAvonwood Primary School

    Primary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    Outstanding (Apr 2024)

  4. 0.8 milesStourfield Infant School

    Primary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    Good (Feb 2024)

  5. 0.8 milesStourfield Junior School

    Primary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    Standards maintained (Jan 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.