Manorside Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Manorside Academy is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025. 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
- Evering Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4JG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 413 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of this school.”
- “They are happy to attend school every day.”
- “Pupils feel safe in their school because staff listen to them.”
To improve
- “On occasion, the choice of activities does not match the intended learning outcome as well as it could.”
- “Some teaching does not always check pupils’ understanding precisely enough.”
- “As a result, misconceptions are not always corrected, and some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 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) | 58% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 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
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Talbot Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heathlands Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Road Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Heatherlands Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Road Infant School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published