Twynham Primary School

Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

0.791 miles

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

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Twynham Primary School is a primary school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2024 entry.

Twynham 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	0.791 mi
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2018	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2017	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2015	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

For Reception 2024, the last child offered a place lived 0.791 miles from the school, the 4th shortest of 9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published last distance.
2026 Reception entry had 39 first-choice applications for 28 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 53 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools.
In 2026, 27 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% 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: Marsh Lane, Christchurch, BH23 2NH
Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 215 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.4

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024

Strengths

“Pupils at this school are nurtured to become articulate individuals ready for the wider world.”
“The school has created a strong sense of belonging.”
“This visually reminds them that they are an important part of the school community.”

To improve

“In a minority of subjects, however, the most important knowledge pupils need to learn is not as clear.”
“This means some pupils’ recall of previous knowledge is patchy.”
“They do not develop the same depth of knowledge as they do in subjects where the most important knowledge has been defined.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2025 (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)	82%	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: 39 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.

Christchurch Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Christchurch Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
Burton Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Priory Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Stourfield Infant School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
Stourfield Junior School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
Somerford Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Mudeford Community Infants' School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published