St Katharine's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

1.014 miles

Published by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 16 April 2024

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St Katharine's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2024 entry.

St Katharine's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2024	1.014 mi
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2024 lived 1.014 miles away, which was nearer the school than in 2023.
Reception 2026 had 69 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 10 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Rolls Drive, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 4NA
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 435 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 25 June 2024

Strengths

“St Katharine’s is a very special place to learn.”
“The school’s ethos of ‘Forever Flourishing’ sits at the centre of everything the school does.”
“They are encouraged to ‘find their thing’.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	78%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

The Priory Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Christchurch Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
Christchurch Infant School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Mudeford Community Infants' School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Mudeford Junior School 1.4 mi Good
Somerford Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Stourfield Infant School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
Stourfield Junior School 1.5 mi Standards maintained