Avonwood Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

0.755 miles

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

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Avonwood Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2024 entry.

Avonwood 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 2024	0.755 mi
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

For Reception 2026 there were 113 first-choice applications for 59 offers; all 59 went to first-choice families, and 54 first-choice families (48%) were not offered a place.
Its 1.9 first choices per offer for Reception 2026 was the highest of 53 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools.
In 2024 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.755 miles away, 2nd shortest of the 9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published last distance.
In 2024/25, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% 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: Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 456 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.2

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 17 April 2024

Strengths

“Avonwood Primary School is an exceptional place to learn.”
“The school’s relentless focus on every pupil experiencing ‘the magic of primary school’ shines through.”
“From the start of the early years, pupils excel.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (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)	84%	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: 113 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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.

St James' Church of England Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
King's Park Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Pokesdown Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Stourfield Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Stourfield Junior School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
Jewell Academy Bournemouth 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published