Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools and admissions data

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has 86 primary schools and 44 secondary schools. 10% of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's schools are private schools. 13 state schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 91 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  1. Outstanding 22
  2. Good 70
  3. Requires Improvement 4
  4. Inadequate 1

Most popular state schools
in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Twynham Primary School

    Free schools • Christchurch

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Christchurch Road, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Moordown, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Winton Primary School

    Academy converter • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Heatherlands Primary School

    Academy converter • Parkstone, Poole

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Springdale First School

    Academy converter • Broadstone

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Mudeford Community Infants' School

    Community school • Mudeford, Christchurch

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St Katharine's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Southbourne, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Canford Heath Infant School

    Academy converter • Canford Heath, Poole

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Longfleet Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Poole

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Broadstone First School

    Academy converter • Broadstone

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  12. 12

    St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Winton, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Malmesbury Park Primary School

    Academy converter • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

    Academy converter • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Lilliput Church of England Infant School

    Academy converter • Parkstone, Poole

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  17. 17

    Queen's Park Infant Academy

    Academy converter • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

    Foundation school • Highcliffe, Christchurch

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    The Epiphany School

    Academy converter • Muscliff, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter • Bearwood, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Avonbourne Girls Academy

    Academy converter • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Glenmoor Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Ensbury Park, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Winton Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Twynham School

    Academy converter • Christchurch

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Bournemouth School

    Academy converter • Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Parkstone Grammar School

    Academy converter • Poole

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Bournemouth School for Girls

    Academy converter • Castle Lane West, Bournemouth

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Poole Grammar School

    Academy converter • Poole

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

    Voluntary aided school • Oakdale, Poole

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Highcliffe School

    Academy converter • Highcliffe, Christchurch

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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