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Christchurch Infant School

URN
150991
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Christchurch Infant School
URN
150991
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

60 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

60

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

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Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High 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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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
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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.
  • 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.

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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 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

81

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

152

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

81

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.88×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

53.3%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 59

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

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
http://www.christchurchinf.dorset.sch.uk/

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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
1202485851
Website
http://www.christchurchinf.dorset.sch.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

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 mPrimaryClosed
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
    Closed
  • 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
  • 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

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
  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BH11 9UN
    Status
    Open

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.