St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

St Michael's Church of England 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 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 was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
In Reception 2026 there were 69 first-choice applications for 77 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% 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: Somerville Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5LH
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 599 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 15.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.8

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024

Strengths

“St Michael’s Church of England Primary is a school that embraces diversity.”
“Pupils are proud of the 57 languages spoken here and how the school welcomes and accepts everyone.”
“These pupils receive tailored support with specialist staff in the ‘lingua lab’.”

To improve

“Some pupils, especially those who are new to English, take longer to learn the sounds that letters make.”
“However, occasionally, staff do not check that pupils have grasped the basic knowledge of letter formation and sentence structure before moving on to more complex tasks.”
“When this happens, it slows the pace at which pupils become fluent writers.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 November 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)	67%	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: 69 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 69 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.

Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Malmesbury Park Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Bethany Church of England Junior School 1.8 mi Good
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Talbot Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Heatherlands Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Mark's Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published