Canford Heath Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

1.976 miles

Published by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 16 April 2024

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Canford Heath Infant School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2024 entry.

Canford Heath 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 2024	1.976 mi
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

In Reception 2024 the last child offered a place lived 1.976 miles away, the 2nd longest of 9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published last distance.
The 2024 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2023.
For Reception 2026, there were 134 first-choice applications for 120 offers; 115 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families were not offered a place.
8.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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: Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8PJ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–7
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 367 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.5

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 21 March 2023

Strengths

“‘A school to be proud of’ and ‘absolute children first approach’ are typical of the many positive comments made by parents, and show what it is like to be a pupil at Canford Heath Infants.”
“Staff create an environment where pupils thrive and evolve.”
“They relish all the wonderful opportunities the team of dedicated and committed staff provide.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 134 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 115 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.

Canford Heath Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
Stanley Green Infant Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Haymoor Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
Ad Astra Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Oakdale Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
Ocean Academy Poole 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Longfleet Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published