Christchurch Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Christchurch, 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
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Christchurch Infant School is a primary school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Christchurch Infant 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 |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places had run out in 4 of the 5 earlier years with a published Reception outcome, and the figures swung sharply, most of all from 2017 to 2018.
- For Reception 2026 there were 64 first-choice applications for 74 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 285 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 64 first-preference applications, 74 offers in total, 64 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.
- Christchurch Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- The Priory Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Twynham Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stourfield Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stourfield Junior School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- St Katharine's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mudeford Community Infants' School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Somerford Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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