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Christchurch Infant School

URN
113734
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
Christchurch Infant School
URN
113734
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-7
Status
Closed

School Compass Score

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School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommendations are not currently available.

Admissions strategy

Application strategy guidance is not currently available for this school.

Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

View full Crime & Safety analysis in Parent Report

Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2024/25.

Academic year

Academic year

2024/25

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

94

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

184

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

92

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.96×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

BH23 2AE - Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, Dorset
Postcode
BH23 2AE
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local authority code
839

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Authority statistics

Total schools

125

Open schools

117

Closed schools

8

Primary schools

68

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Offer rate

    50.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 79

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary68 (54.4%)
    • Secondary23 (18.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other34 (27.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Christchurch Infant School0 mPrimaryOpen
    Christchurch Junior School52 mPrimaryOpen
    Christchurch Junior School52 mPrimaryClosed
    Christchurch Learning Centre321 mNot applicableOpen
    Futures Autism Unlimited586 mNot applicableOpen
    Twynham School758 mSecondaryClosed
    Twynham School758 mSecondaryOpen
    Connie Rothman School894 mNot applicableOpen
    The Priory Church of England Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Bournemouth Christian School1.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Christchurch Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Christchurch Junior School
      Distance
      52 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Christchurch Junior School
      Distance
      52 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Christchurch Learning Centre
      Distance
      321 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ad Astra Infant SchoolPrimaryBH17 8APOpen
    Avonwood Primary SchoolPrimaryBH7 6NBOpen
    Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimaryBH14 8ULOpen
    Bayside AcademyPrimaryBH16 5AHOpen
    Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryBH11 9UNOpen
    • Ad Astra Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH17 8AP
      Status
      Open
    • Avonwood Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH7 6NB
      Status
      Open
    • Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH14 8UL
      Status
      Open
    • Bayside Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH16 5AH
      Status
      Open
    Futures Autism Unlimited
    Distance
    586 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Twynham School
    Distance
    758 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Twynham School
    Distance
    758 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Connie Rothman School
    Distance
    894 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Priory Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bournemouth Christian School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BH11 9UN
    Status
    Open