Primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Canford Heath Infant School
Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8PJ
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 367
- Places
- 360
- How full
- Full — 367 pupils against 360 places
- Girls / boys
- 210 / 157
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 11%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016A, 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
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 85%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 15%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
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: Laurin Palmer
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward
- Canford Heath
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- URN
- 141762
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canford Heath Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 71% | 0 mi |
| Stanley Green Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Haymoor Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 64% | 0.6 mi |
| Ad Astra Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PooleAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 0.8 mi |
| Oakdale Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 54% | 0.8 mi |
| Ocean Academy PooleAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 68% | 0.9 mi |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 60% | 1 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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