Muscliff Primary School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth EastConstituency

BH8 0ABPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Muscliff Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 528 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 20%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

528

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 528
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Jul 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.