Courthill Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Poole, 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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Courthill Infant School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Courthill 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 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.
Reception places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome, 2023 and 2024.
Reception 2026 drew 100 first-choice applications for 109 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.1% 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: Courthill Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9HL
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–7
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 354 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.8

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 17 January 2023

Strengths

“‘This is a wonderful school’ and ‘warm and nurturing environment for learning’ are typical of parents’ views and show what it is like to be a pupil at Courthill.”
“The school ethos of ‘believe, achieve, shine’ is clear to see.”
“Pupils are at the heart of all that the school has to offer.”

To improve

“However, leaders recognise that in some subjects, the knowledge and skills they want pupils to know can be disjointed.”
“This means some pupils, including pupils with SEND, cannot remember the key knowledge taught.”
“As a result, some pupils do not build the depth of knowledge in these subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 100 first-preference applications, 109 offers in total, 100 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.

Heatherlands Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Livingstone Road Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
Livingstone Road Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Lilliput Church of England Infant School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Ocean Academy Poole 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published