Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Corpus Christi Catholic 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 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 48 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% 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: St James's Square, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 2BX
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 459 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.8

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024

Strengths

“Corpus Christi is a wonderful place to learn.”
“The school embraces pupils from all backgrounds and provides a warm and nurturing education.”
“Pupils say, ‘The school believes in us and helps us follow our dreams’.”

To improve

“However, its current strategies are not fully effective.”
“While some staff feel well supported, others have concerns about workload and well-being.”
“This is having a negative impact on staff morale.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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)	67%	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: 42 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 42 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.

Pokesdown Community Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
St James' Church of England Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
King's Park Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Avonwood Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bethany Church of England Junior School 0.8 mi Good
Stourfield Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Stourfield Junior School 1.1 mi Standards maintained