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Primary · BH23 · Christchurch

Christchurch Infant School

Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AE

TWYNHAM LEARNING is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedNo grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNot published
Attendance94.4%
AttainmentNo KS2 at this school
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils313

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No grade

No Ofsted overall grade published yet for this school.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BH23. Where we have them, council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
313
Free school meals
10.5%
10.2% below district average (20.7%)

Also: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 19.9% · England 24.7%

SEN
12.2%
12% below district average (24.2%)

Also: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 17.1% · England 18.2%

EAL
7.6%
1.9% above district average (5.7%)
Attendance
94.4%
1% below district average (95.4%)

Also: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 95.1% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BH23 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

17.1%

3.8% above England (13.3%)

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
360
Pupils on roll
313

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.2%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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