Heatherlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Heatherlands 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 30 March 2022. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Library Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 2BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 616 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 March 2022
Strengths
- “Right from the early years, staff ensure that children understand why routines and being kind and polite are important.”
- “They encourage and guide pupils to grow into responsible and caring young people.”
- “Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and try hard in lessons.”
To improve
- “However, some assessment practices are not consistently strong.”
- “For example, teaching is not ensuring that a minority of pupils in Year 3 use their phonics to help them spell accurately.”
- “Nonetheless, on occasions, some teaching is not adjusted astutely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2022 (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) | 58% | 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: 92 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 86 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 2025, 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Courthill Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Road Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Livingstone Road Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Manorside Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Talbot Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School 1.2 mi Standards maintained