1
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH6 4NA
1
9 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
66
Outstanding
8
Good
52
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 13% · G: 81% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
2
Avonwood Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH7 6NB
1
20 May 2024
3
Canford Heath Infant School
Poole • Dorset • BH17 8PJ
1
15 May 2023
4
Manorside Academy
Poole • Dorset • BH12 4JG
1
27 Mar 2018
5
Jewell Academy Bournemouth
Bournemouth • BH8 0LT
1
11 Sep 2015
6
Queen's Park Academy
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH8 9PU
1
10 Jul 2014
7
Christchurch Infant School
Christchurch • Dorset • BH23 2AE
1
25 Jun 2014
8
Elm Academy
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH11 9JN
1
16 May 2014
9
Pokesdown Community Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH5 2AS
2
17 Sep 2024
10
Muscliff Primary School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH8 0AB
2
2 Jul 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Stourfield Infant School 2 • Mar 2024
- Merley First School 2 • Jan 2024
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Broadstone First School 2 • Oct 2023
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School 2 • Sep 2023
- Mudeford Junior School 2 • May 2023
- Courthill Infant School 2 • Mar 2023
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 2 • Dec 2022
- Bayside Academy 2 • Jul 2022
- Heathlands Primary Academy 2 • Jul 2022