Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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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Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Bishop Aldhelm's 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 2025	🔒 With a pass
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

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 drew 62 first-choice applications for 63 offers; 61 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
Some 14.9% 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: Winston Avenue, Branksome, Poole, BH12 1PG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 603 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.1

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils arrive each morning to a warm welcome from leaders.”
“The school is inclusive and staff know pupils as individuals.”
“Staff greet pupils enthusiastically.”

To improve

“In some other subjects, such as history and geography, expectations for what pupils can achieve are still being embedded.”
“Pupils cannot recall knowledge in these subjects as readily as they can in some other curriculum areas.”
“Some subjects such as art and history are still being strengthened.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2026 (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)	66%	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: 62 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 61 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.

Talbot Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Heatherlands Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Manorside Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Courthill Infant School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Livingstone Road Junior School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade