Longfleet Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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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Longfleet Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Longfleet 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 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 place for Reception in 2026, but places ran out in both earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 had 84 first-choice applications for 86 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% 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: Jolliffe Avenue, Poole, BH15 2HF
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 627 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.2

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025

Strengths

“Pupils love to learn at this inclusive school where they ‘live an honourable life in all its fullness’ and attend well.”
“The school thinks deeply about what pupils should learn, both personally and academically.”
“Its high expectations for achievement include all pupils.”

To improve

“However, in a minority of subjects, the curriculum is new.”
“This means that some pupils do not develop a deep understanding of what they need to be ready for the next stage in their education.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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)	60%	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: 84 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 84 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.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Oakdale Junior School 0.4 mi Not judged
Ocean Academy Poole 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Stanley Green Infant Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Old Town Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Canford Heath Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
Canford Heath Infant School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School 1.1 mi Standards maintained