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Winton Primary School

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH9 2TGPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
86%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
136 1st-choice / 117 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#612 of 13,686 nationally

About Winton Primary School

Winton Primary School is a state primary for children aged 4 to 11 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and it is running at full capacity with exactly 840 pupils on roll. That is a significant demand signal: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 329 applications for just 117 places, making it heavily oversubscribed with a ratio of 2.81 applicants per place. Of those, 136 families put Winton as their first preference, and 112 first-preference offers were made. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 15.7%, which is slightly above the national primary average of around 14%, suggesting a genuinely mixed intake rather than a purely affluent catchment. The school has no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision, so it is a straightforward four-to-eleven primary. Headteacher Kate James leads a school that clearly commands strong local confidence, given the sheer volume of applications relative to places.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOswald Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH9 2TG
HeadteacherKate James
Local AuthorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Number of Pupils840
Free School Meals (FSM)15.7%
School Capacity840 / 840 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 May 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Oct 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Outdoor PlaygroundLibraryDining HallPlaying FieldsSensory RoomGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

GymnasticsNetballRoundersDanceCross Country

Clubs & Activities

ChoirGardeningBook ClubDramaChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearing

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:50

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: wintonprimary.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Winton Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.