Stourfield Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Stourfield Infant School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cranleigh Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 5JS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning and are happy at Stourfield Infant School.”
- “Adults foster positive relationships with the pupils.”
- “They have a trusted adult they can talk to if they have any worries or concerns.”
To improve
- “However, assessment in some wider curriculum subjects is not as well developed.”
- “Adults do not always have an accurate understanding of what pupils know and can do.”
- “In these subjects, the gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 61 first-preference applications, 73 offers in total, 61 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2026, as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Stourfield Junior School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
- St James' Church of England Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pokesdown Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Avonwood Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Christchurch Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Christchurch Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Priory Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published