Muscliff Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

1.055 miles

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

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Muscliff Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2024 entry.

Muscliff Primary 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	1.055 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 2024 the Reception last distance offered was 1.055 miles, the 4th longest of the 9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
For Reception 2026 there were 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families, so 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Broadway Lane, Throop, Bournemouth, BH8 0AB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 528 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.6

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 21 May 2024

Strengths

“Pupils attend school regularly and are eager to learn.”
“The focus the school places on attendance has resulted in a demonstrable improvement.”
“By the time pupils leave the school in Year 6, they know how to be successful learners.”

To improve

“In a few foundation subjects, the school has not outlined the content of the curriculum or the sequence in which it is taught with precision.”
“In addition, checks made on pupils’ understanding do not always identify gaps in knowledge.”
“As a result, pupils do not build confidently on what they already know.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (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)	70%	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: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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.

The Epiphany School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Queen's Park Infant Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Queen's Park Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
Jewell Academy Bournemouth 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Winton Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published