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St Luke's Church of England Primary School

URN
142103
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
URN
142103
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

53

Admissions Value

58

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#39 of 54 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Luke's Church of England Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
3 July 2024
Inspection date
4 June 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 3 July 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 3 July 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

49

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

108

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

41

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.2×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stlukesbournemouth.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

67.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BH9 1LG - Bemister Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Bemister Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset
Postcode
BH9 1LG
Phone
1202514396
Website
http://www.stlukesbournemouth.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local authority code
839

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Authority statistics

Total schools

125

Open schools

117

Closed schools

8

Primary schools

68

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Requires improvement

    Graded 3 July 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 3 July 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 3 July 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 3 July 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    3 July 20244 June 2024S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 3 July 2024
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      3 July 2024
      Inspected
      4 June 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    38.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 31

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary68 (54.4%)
    • Secondary23 (18.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other34 (27.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Luke's Church of England Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Winton County First School707 mPrimaryClosed
    Linwood School776 mNot applicableOpen
    Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School782 mPrimaryOpen
    Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School782 mPrimaryClosed
    Talbot House School871 mNot applicableClosed
    St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School876 mPrimaryOpen
    St Martin's School1.0 kmNot applicableOpen
    Winton Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Winton Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    • St Luke's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Winton County First School
      Distance
      707 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Linwood School
      Distance
      776 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      782 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ad Astra Infant SchoolPrimaryBH17 8APOpen
    Avonwood Primary SchoolPrimaryBH7 6NBOpen
    Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimaryBH14 8ULOpen
    Bayside AcademyPrimaryBH16 5AHOpen
    Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryBH11 9UNOpen
    • Ad Astra Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH17 8AP
      Status
      Open
    • Avonwood Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH7 6NB
      Status
      Open
    • Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH14 8UL
      Status
      Open
    • Bayside Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH16 5AH
      Status
      Open
    Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    782 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Talbot House School
    Distance
    871 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    876 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Martin's School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Winton Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Winton Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BH11 9UN
    Status
    Open