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Bayside Academy

URN
145496
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bayside Academy
URN
145496
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

45

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

61

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#32 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

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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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: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than 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 Bayside Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

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

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

Can tell you

  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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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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Admissions strategy for Bayside Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
14 May 2026
Inspection date
24 March 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 24 March 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 24 March 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Moderate 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)

23

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

30

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

21

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.3×

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
www.bayside-academy.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 %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

60.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BH16 5AH - Turlin Road, Turlin Moor, POOLE, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Turlin Road, Turlin Moor, POOLE, Dorset
Postcode
BH16 5AH
Phone
1202685459
Website
www.bayside-academy.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.
  • Needs attention

    Graded 24 March 2026

  • Achievement

    Needs attention

    Graded 24 March 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 24 March 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 24 March 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 24 March 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 May 202624 March 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 14 May 2026
    25 July 20228 June 2022Academy First Section 5GoodView report for inspection published 25 July 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      14 May 2026
      Inspected
      24 March 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      25 July 2022
      Inspected
      8 June 2022
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    70.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 21

    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
    Turlin Moor Community First School10 mPrimaryClosed
    Turlin Moor Community School62 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    The Quay School150 mNot applicableClosed
    Turlin Moor Community Middle School150 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Yarrells Preparatory School1.2 kmNot applicableOpen
    Upton Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Upton Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Upton Infant School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Upton Infants' School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School2.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Turlin Moor Community First School
      Distance
      10 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Turlin Moor Community School
      Distance
      62 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Quay School
      Distance
      150 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Turlin Moor Community Middle School
      Distance
      150 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed primary
      Status
      Closed

    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
    Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryBH11 9UNOpen
    Bethany Church of England Junior SchoolPrimaryBH1 4DJOpen
    • 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
    • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH11 9UN
      Status
      Open
    Yarrells Preparatory School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Upton Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Upton Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Upton Infant School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Upton Infants' School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    2.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bethany Church of England Junior School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BH1 4DJ
    Status
    Open