Broadstone First School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH18 8AAPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Broadstone First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–9, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 305 pupils. Broadstone First School is part of SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

305

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 9
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 305
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Oct 2023	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
4 Nov 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.