Kinson Academy

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth WestConstituency

BH11 9DGPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kinson Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 179 pupils. Kinson Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

179

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 179
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Jan 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.