The Priory Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Christchurch, 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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The Priory Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

The Priory 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 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2017	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2016	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2015	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, whereas places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 4 earlier years.
Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 15 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 53 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools.
Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 5 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% 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: Wick Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1HX
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 198 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.5

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026

Strengths

“The Priory Church of England Primary School is a welcoming place to learn.”
“Pupils and parents appreciate the caring ethos which is underpinned by the school’s distinctive values.”
“They build trusting relationships, which help pupils settle and develop a sense of belonging.”

To improve

“Nevertheless, there remains more to do to ensure that pupils receive the quality of education they should.”
“This is because the way the curriculum is taught does not help pupils to know and remember important information.”
“Consequently, pupils are not well prepared for their next stage of education.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (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)	62%	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: 10 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 10 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.

St Katharine's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Christchurch Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Christchurch Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
Mudeford Community Infants' School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Somerford Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Mudeford Junior School 1.2 mi Good
Twynham Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Stourfield Infant School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published