Bethany Church of England Junior School
Knole Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4DJ
Headteacher: Mr Lawrence WoodwardSchool website ↗Pupils: 372 (capacity: 384)Part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2022
35%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2022
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 22 March 2022Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
35.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
2.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 64%·Writing 54%·Maths 56%→All three 35%
Reading
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75%
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Writing
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75%
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Maths
0%
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75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
54.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
46.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
186 girls, 186 boys
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 67% (2017/18), currently 35%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 53.0% | 1.0% | +0.5 | +2.2 | 0.0 |
| 2016/17 | 38.0% | 2.0% | -4.4 | -3.1 | -2.5 |
| 2017/18 | 67.0% | 10.0% | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.3 |
| 2018/19 | 66.0% | 8.0% | -0.6 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 43.0% | 2.0% | -0.6 | -2.4 | -1.3 |
| 2023/24 | 43.0% | 4.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 35.0% | 2.0% | - | - | - |