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Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School

URN
143313
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
URN
143313
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#17 of 54 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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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

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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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
3 March 2025
Inspection date
29 January 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 3 March 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

88

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

123

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

85

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.4×

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)
School website
https://www.hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk/

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

BH15 4AX - Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset
Postcode
BH15 4AX
Phone
1202672377
Website
https://www.hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk/
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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.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • 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.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    3 March 202529 January 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 3 March 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      3 March 2025
      Inspected
      29 January 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    69.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 84

    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
    Twin Sails Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Carter Community School233 mSecondaryClosed
    The Cornerstone Academy233 mSecondaryOpen
    Hamworthy Park Junior School278 mPrimaryOpen
    Hamworthy Park Junior School278 mPrimaryClosed
    South Road Combined School1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Old Town Infant School and Nursery1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Old Town Infant School and Nursery1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    The Quay School1.9 kmNot applicableClosed
    Turlin Moor Community Middle School1.9 kmMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    • Twin Sails Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Carter Community School
      Distance
      233 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Cornerstone Academy
      Distance
      233 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Hamworthy Park Junior School
      Distance
      278 m
      Phase
      Primary
      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
    Hamworthy Park Junior School
    Distance
    278 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • South Road Combined School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Old Town Infant School and Nursery
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Old Town Infant School and Nursery
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Quay School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Turlin Moor Community Middle School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BH11 9UN
    Status
    Open