Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 89% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 11 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
96state schools and nurseries
89%good or betterat their last inspection
11new report cardssince November 2025
10inspections publishedin the last six months
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Winchelsea School: new Ofsted report card 20 July
- The Priory Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 15 July
- The Grange School: new Ofsted report card 29 June
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 24 June
- Somerford Primary School: new Ofsted report card 21 June
- Livingstone Road Infant School: new Ofsted report card 15 June
- Ad Astra Infant School: new Ofsted report card 15 June
- St Aldhelm's Academy: new Ofsted report card 9 June
- Bayside Academy: new Ofsted report card 14 May
- Burton Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 19 April
Every school
| Ad Astra Infant SchoolBH17 8AP | Primary | Canford Heath | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Avonbourne Girls AcademyBH7 6NY | Secondary | Littledown | Outstanding in every area (2024) |
| Avonwood Primary SchoolBH7 6NB | Primary | Littledown | Outstanding (2024) |
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolBH14 8UL | Primary | Parkstone | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Bayside AcademyBH16 5AH | Primary | Turlin Moor | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolBH11 9UN | Primary | Bear Cross | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Bethany Church of England Junior SchoolBH1 4DJ | Primary | Springbourne | Good (2022) |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary SchoolBH12 1PG | Primary | Rossmore | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 5, expected standard in 2 |
| Bournemouth SchoolBH8 9PY | Secondary | Queens Park | Outstanding (2024) |
| Bournemouth School for GirlsBH8 9UJ | Secondary | Queens Park | Outstanding (2024) |
| Broadstone First SchoolBH18 8AA | Primary | Broadstone | Good (2023) |
| Broadstone Middle SchoolBH18 8AE | Secondary | Broadstone | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Burton Church of England Primary SchoolBH23 7JY | Primary | Burton | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Canford Heath Infant SchoolBH17 8PJ | Primary | Stanley Green | Outstanding (2023) |
| Canford Heath Junior SchoolBH17 8PJ | Primary | Stanley Green | School remains Good (2023) |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolBH11 9EH | Primary | Kinson | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Christchurch Infant SchoolBH23 2AE | Primary | Christchurch | Not inspected since it opened in 2024 |
| Christchurch Junior SchoolBH23 2AA | Primary | Christchurch | School remains Good (2022) |
| Christchurch Learning CentreBH23 1PJ | Alternative provision | Christchurch | School remains Good (2023) |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolBH5 2BX | Primary | Boscombe | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Courthill Infant SchoolBH14 9HL | Primary | Penn Hill | Good (2023) |
| Elm AcademyBH11 9JN | Primary | Bear Cross | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Glenmoor AcademyBH10 4EX | Secondary | Ensbury Park | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First SchoolBH21 7LX | Primary | Bear Cross | Not inspected since it opened in 2024 |
| Hamworthy Park Junior SchoolBH15 4DG | Primary | Hamworthy | Good in every area (2025) |
| Haymoor Junior SchoolBH17 8WG | Primary | Canford Heath | School remains Good (2024) |
| Heatherlands Primary SchoolBH12 2BG | Primary | Branksome | School remains Good (2022) |
| Heathlands Primary AcademyBH11 8HB | Primary | Wallisdown | Good (2022) |
| Highcliffe SchoolBH23 4QD | Secondary | Friars Cliff | School remains Good (2023) |
| Highcliffe St Mark Primary SchoolBH23 5AZ | Primary | Highcliffe | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Hill View Primary AcademyBH10 5BD | Primary | East Howe | School remains Good (2024) |
| Hillbourne Primary SchoolBH17 7HX | Primary | Creekmoor | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Jewell Academy BournemouthBH8 0LT | Primary | Littledown | Good in every area (2025) |
| King's Park AcademyBH1 4NB | Primary | Boscombe | School remains Good (2023) |
| Kingsleigh Primary SchoolBH10 5HT | Primary | East Howe | Good in every area (2025) |
| Kinson AcademyBH11 9DG | Primary | Kinson | Good (2022) |
| Langside SchoolBH12 5BN | Special | Wallisdown | Standards maintained (2025) |
| LeAF StudioBH11 9JW | Secondary | Bear Cross | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024) |
| Lilliput Church of England Infant SchoolBH14 8JX | Primary | Lilliput | Good (2023) |
| Linwood SchoolBH9 1AJ | Special | Charminster | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Livingstone Road Infant SchoolBH12 3DT | Primary | Upper Parkstone | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Livingstone Road Junior SchoolBH12 3DX | Primary | Upper Parkstone | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 2 |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolBH15 2HF | Primary | Longfleet | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Longspee AcademyBH17 8PJ | Special | Stanley Green | Good (2024) |
| Magna AcademyBH17 8RE | Secondary | Canford Heath | Good (2023) |
| Malmesbury Park Primary SchoolBH8 8LU | Primary | Springbourne | Good (2022) |
| Manorside AcademyBH12 4JG | Primary | Alderney | Good in every area (2025) |
| Merley First SchoolBH21 1SD | Primary | Merley | Good (2024) |
| Montacute SchoolBH17 9NG | Special | Canford Heath | School remains Good (2023) |
| Moordown St John's Church of England Primary SchoolBH9 2SA | Primary | Ensbury Park | School remains Good (2023) |
| Mudeford Community Infants' SchoolBH23 3HH | Primary | Stanpit | School remains Good (2024) |
| Mudeford Junior SchoolBH23 3HP | Primary | Stanpit | Good (2023) |
| Muscliff Primary SchoolBH8 0AB | Primary | Muscliff | Good (2024) |
| Oak AcademyBH11 9JJ | Secondary | Bear Cross | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Oakdale Junior SchoolBH15 3JR | Primary | Oakdale | Good in every area (2025) |
| Ocean Academy PooleBH14 0PZ | Primary | Longfleet | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| Old Town Infant School and NurseryBH15 1QB | Primary | Poole | Improved significantly (2025) |
| Parkstone Grammar SchoolBH17 7EP | Secondary | Creekmoor | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolBH5 2AS | Primary | Pokesdown | Good (2024) |
| Poole Grammar SchoolBH17 9JU | Secondary | Canford Heath | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Poole High SchoolBH15 2BW | Secondary | Sterte | School remains Good (2022) |
| Queen's Park AcademyBH8 9PU | Primary | Queens Park | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Queen's Park Infant AcademyBH8 9PU | Primary | Queens Park | School remains Good (2024) |
| Somerford Primary SchoolBH23 3AS | Primary | Purewell | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3 |
| Springdale First SchoolBH18 9BW | Primary | Broadstone | Outstanding in every area (2024) |
| St Aldhelm's AcademyBH12 4HS | Secondary | Alderney | Report card Jun 2026: Needs attention in 5, urgent improvement in 1 |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant SchoolBH1 4DZ | Primary | Springbourne | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, PooleBH15 3HY | Secondary | Oakdale | School remains Good (2023) |
| St James' Church of England Primary AcademyBH7 6DW | Primary | Pokesdown | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChristchurchBH23 3DA | Primary | Somerford | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PooleBH12 4DZ | Primary | Rossmore | Good (2022) |
| St Katharine's Church of England Primary SchoolBH6 4NA | Primary | Wick | Outstanding (2024) |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolBH9 1LG | Primary | Winton | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolBH10 4JA | Primary | Talbot Village | Good (2023) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PooleBH15 3QQ | Primary | Longfleet | Standards maintained (2024) |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolBH2 5LH | Primary | West Cliff | Good in every area (2024) |
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolBH6 4AH | Secondary | Southbourne | Good (2023) |
| St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolBH9 3BY | Primary | Queens Park | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Stanley Green Infant AcademyBH15 3AA | Primary | Stanley Green | School remains Good (2023) |
| Stourfield Infant SchoolBH6 5JS | Primary | Iford | Good (2024) |
| Stourfield Junior SchoolBH6 5JG | Primary | Iford | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Talbot Primary SchoolBH12 5ED | Primary | Wallisdown | School remains Good (2022) |
| The Bishop of Winchester AcademyBH8 9PW | Secondary | Queens Park | Good (2023) |
| The Bourne AcademyBH10 5HS | Secondary | East Howe | Standards maintained (2025) |
| The Cornerstone AcademyBH15 4BQ | Secondary | Hamworthy | School remains Good (2022) |
| The Epiphany SchoolBH9 3PE | Primary | Muscliff | School remains Good (2023) |
| The Grange SchoolBH23 3AU | Secondary | Purewell | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| The Priory Church of England Primary SchoolBH23 1HX | Primary | Christchurch | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4 |
| The Quay SchoolBH12 4HU | Alternative provision | Rossmore | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Tregonwell AcademyBH7 6QP | Special | Littledown | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery SchoolBH15 4AX | Primary | Hamworthy | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Twynham Primary SchoolBH23 2NH | Primary | Burton | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Twynham SchoolBH23 1JF | Secondary | Christchurch | Good (2024) |
| Winchelsea SchoolBH12 4LL | Special | Alderney | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 5, expected standard in 3 |
| Winton AcademyBH10 4HT | Secondary | Talbot Village | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Winton Primary SchoolBH9 2TG | Primary | Ensbury Park | School remains Good (2024) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 46 times, needs attention 17 times, strong standard 12 times, urgent improvement 1 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at BH postcodes and show here the ones in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are rated good or better?
89% of the 96 state schools and nurseries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
There are 96 state-funded schools and nurseries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 67 primary, 21 secondary, 6 special, 2 alternative provision.