South West
Primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
107 schools, 54,124 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 42.3.
Ofsted across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Good43
Outstanding7
Requires improvement2
No overall grade55
52 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 55 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bournemouth | No grade | 98% |
| Winton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2024 | 88% |
| Moordown St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2023 | 85% |
| Avonwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Outstanding 2024 | 84% |
| Mudeford Junior SchoolCommunity school | Christchurch | Good 2023 | 82% |
| Twynham Primary SchoolFree schools | Christchurch | No grade | 82% |
| St Katharine's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bournemouth | Outstanding 2024 | 78% |
| The Epiphany SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2023 | 77% |
| Elm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bournemouth | No grade | 77% |
| Queen's Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bournemouth | No grade | 75% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChristchurchVoluntary aided school | Christchurch | Good 2024 | 74% |
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | 73% |
| Stourfield Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | No grade | 73% |
| Canford Heath Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Muscliff Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2024 | 70% |
| Christchurch Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Christchurch | Good 2022 | 70% |
| Hillbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | 70% |
| St James' Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2023 | 68% |
| Ocean Academy PooleAcademy sponsor led | Poole | Good 2024 | 68% |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bournemouth | No grade | 67% |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Requires improvement 2024 | 67% |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | No grade | 67% |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | 66% |
| Kinson AcademyAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2022 | 65% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PooleAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2022 | 64% |
| Haymoor Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | 64% |
| Talbot Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2022 | 64% |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2023 | 63% |
| The Priory Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Christchurch | Good 2022 | 62% |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | 60% |
| Bayside AcademyAcademy sponsor led | POOLE | No grade | 60% |
| Highcliffe St Mark Primary SchoolFoundation school | Christchurch | Requires improvement 2024 | 58% |
| Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2024 | 58% |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PooleAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | 58% |
| Manorside AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Poole | No grade | 58% |
| Kingsleigh Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | No grade | 58% |
| Heatherlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2022 | 58% |
| Jewell Academy BournemouthAcademy sponsor led | Bournemouth | No grade | 57% |
| King's Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bournemouth | Good 2023 | 56% |
| Hill View Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2024 | 54% |
| Oakdale Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | 54% |
| Burton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Christchurch | No grade | 53% |
| Livingstone Road Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Poole | No grade | 52% |
| Malmesbury Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2022 | 51% |
| Hamworthy Park Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | 50% |
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | No grade | 46% |
| Somerford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Christchurch | No grade | 41% |
| Heathlands Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2022 | 38% |
| Bethany Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2022 | 35% |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | No grade | 15% |
| Mudeford Community Infants' SchoolCommunity school | Christchurch | Good 2024 | — |
| Stourfield Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2024 | — |
| Queen's Park Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2024 | — |
| Stanley Green Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | — |
| Broadstone First SchoolAcademy converter | Broadstone | Good 2023 | — |
| Ad Astra Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | — |
| Canford Heath Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Merley First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Bournemouth | Good 2023 | — |
| Lilliput Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | — |
| Old Town Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | — |
| Courthill Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | — |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | — |
| Springdale First SchoolAcademy converter | Broadstone | No grade | — |
| Livingstone Road Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | No grade | — |
| Christchurch Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Christchurch | No grade | — |