Ad Astra Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Poole, 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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Ad Astra Infant School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Ad Astra Infant 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

Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 had 68 first-choice applications for 76 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 13th lowest of 53 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools.
Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception 2026, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is 25.1%.

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: Sherborn Crescent, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8AP
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–7
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 257 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.4

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026

Strengths

“Pupils arrive full of enthusiasm and with a desire to learn.”
“Caring and respectful relationships between staff and pupils help them to settle quickly into their morning routines.”
“Staff know pupils for the unique individuals they are.”

To improve

“However, occasionally pupils struggle to connect their learning with content they have been taught previously, which limits how well they are able to build on their learning over time in some subjects.”
“However, on occasion these checks are not as precise as they need to be to enable pupils to build on their knowledge in some wider curriculum subjects.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 76 offers in total, 68 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.

Haymoor Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
Canford Heath Infant School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Canford Heath Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
Hillbourne Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Stanley Green Infant Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Livingstone Road Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
Livingstone Road Infant School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published