St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Bournemouth, 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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St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

St Clement's and St John's Church of England 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 2025	🔒 With a pass
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 for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
For Reception 2026 there were 38 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
At 39%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is above the middle figure of 20.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
The school has 14.4 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 21.5 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: St Clement's Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4DZ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–7
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 177 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 39% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.4

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023

Strengths

“Pupils at St Clement’s and St John’s thrive at this friendly and inclusive school.”
“Relationships between adults and pupils are strong.”
“Pupils treat each other with care and respect.”

To improve

“However, in some subjects, leaders have not clearly identified what is important for pupils to know.”
“They do not have a strong enough overview to ensure that pupils receive the subject-specific support that they need.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 38 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.

Bethany Church of England Junior School 0.1 mi Good
King's Park Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Malmesbury Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Avonwood Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Pokesdown Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
St James' Church of England Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Queen's Park Infant Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published