Bethany Church of England Junior School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth EastConstituency

BH1 4DJPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bethany Church of England Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 308 pupils. Bethany Church of England Junior School is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 43%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

10%

Black

19%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

308

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

60%

England average

22%

Young carers

13%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 308
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
26 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.