Talbot Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Talbot Primary School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 January 2022. 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
- Talbot Drive, Wallisdown, Poole, BH12 5ED
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 547 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 January 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of Talbot Primary School.”
- “They attend well, make good progress in their learning, feel supported by staff and enjoy lessons.”
- “Pupils appreciate the diversity in their community and the richness this brings to their experiences at school.”
To improve
- “Leaders rightly recognise the need to continue to strengthen how well pupils apply their basic writing skills, such as spelling and punctuation, across all wider curriculum subjects.”
- “However, some children who arrive with lower levels of communication and language are not provided with sufficient opportunities to practise their speaking and listening.”
- “Leaders have identified this as an area for further development.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 64% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 70 offers in total, 66 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
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsleigh Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manorside Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heathlands Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Heatherlands Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Winton Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published