Primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ad Astra Infant School
Sherborn Crescent, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8AP
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 28 April 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Nearly full — 257 of 270 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 131 / 126
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 9%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 21%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 19%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 44%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 30%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- TEACH POOLE
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher: Clare Tantrum
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward
- Canford Heath
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- URN
- 141755
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haymoor Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 64% | 0.2 mi |
| Canford Heath Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Canford Heath Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 71% | 0.8 mi |
| Hillbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 70% | 1.2 mi |
| Stanley Green Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Livingstone Road Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 52% | 1.4 mi |
| Livingstone Road Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.4 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PooleAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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