Bayside Academy
Turlin Road, POOLE, BH16 5AH
180 pupils · 67% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Free school meals
- 51.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 26 | 40 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 33 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 21 | 29 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 26 | 36 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 41 | 55 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 25 | 39 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 29 | 44 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Upton Junior School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Upton Infant School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School 2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Hamworthy Park Junior School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oakdale Junior School 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stanley Green Infant Academy 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.