Bayside Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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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Bayside Academy is a primary school in POOLE, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Bayside Academy 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

51.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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: Turlin Road, Turlin Moor, Bayside Academy, POOLE, BH16 5AH
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 180 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 51.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.4

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive school.”
“Warm, positive relationships between adults and pupils help pupils to feel safe and well supported, including from the moment they begin the school day.”
“Any pupils who find the start of the day difficult receive timely and effective help so they can settle quickly and be ready to learn.”

To improve

“However, pupils further up the school are not yet learning the curriculum as well as they should.”
“However, these changes are in their earlier stages and so it is too soon to see the full impact across the school.”
“As a result, some pupils are not yet well prepared for their next stage of learning.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 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)	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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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.

Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Hamworthy Park Junior School 1.4 mi Not judged
Oakdale Junior School 2.1 mi Not judged
Stanley Green Infant Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Old Town Infant School and Nursery 2.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Hillbourne Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Longfleet Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Springdale First School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published