Old Town Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Old Town Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Green Road, Poole, BH15 1QB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Old Town Infant School and Nursery blossom.”
- “They rise to the high expectations the school has of them.”
- “The school is ambitious for every pupil.”
To improve
- “The school is unrelenting in its determination to improve attendance for a minority of pupils who miss too much learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2026, as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakdale Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Hamworthy Park Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ocean Academy Poole 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Stanley Green Infant Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School 1.4 mi Standards maintained