Springdale First School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–9 · Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

Every applicant was offered a place

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

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Springdale First School is a primary school in Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 5–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.

Springdale First 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	Every applicant was offered a place

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

What the figures show

2026 Reception: 89 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 31 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
The 2026 Reception figure of 1.5 first choices per offer was the 2nd highest of 53 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools.
43 of the 209 applications (21%) for Reception in 2026 came from families living outside Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and 13 offers went to them.
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2024, as at 5 of the 14 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2024 outcome.

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: Springdale Road, Broadstone, BH18 9BW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–9
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 300 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 2.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.4

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024

Strengths

“Pupils flourish at Springdale First School.”
“They are excited to come to school.”
“This is reflected in their high attendance.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 89 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.

Broadstone First School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Hillbourne Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Haymoor Junior School 2.0 mi School remains Good
Ad Astra Infant School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Canford Heath Junior School 2.2 mi School remains Good
Canford Heath Infant School 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Stanley Green Infant Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Merley First School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published