Hillbourne Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · 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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Hillbourne Primary School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Hillbourne 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

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 outcome.
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 53 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools.
Of its pupils, 41.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.7% 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: Kitchener Crescent, Poole, BH17 7HX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 204 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 41.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.2

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025

Strengths

“Hillbourne Primary is a welcoming place to learn.”
“The child is at the heart of this inclusive school.”
“Everyone is valued and cared for.”

To improve

“However, in some subjects, the way in which the curriculum is taught does not support pupils to develop their knowledge securely.”
“Where this is the case, pupils’ understanding is not fully developed.”
“However, in a few subjects, teachers do not use what they know from their checks of pupils’ understanding to inform subsequent teaching.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (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)	70%	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: 23 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 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.

Broadstone First School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Springdale First School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Haymoor Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
Canford Heath Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
Canford Heath Infant School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Ad Astra Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Stanley Green Infant Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Oakdale Junior School 1.6 mi Not judged