Bearwood Primary and Nursery School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Bearwood Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 33 first choices in 2021, against 36 in 2026.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published that the last place offered for 2024 entry went to a family 1.097 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lodged 38 appeals against primary school offers; 29 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (17.2% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 36 | 90 | 1.2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 29 | 35 | 91 | 1.2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 29 | 36 | 63 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 30 | 41 | 74 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 30 | 46 | 89 | 1.5 | 16 |
| 2021 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 30 | 31 | 65 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 30 | 38 | 58 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 30 | 37 | 53 | 1.2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 31 | 37 | 58 | 1.2 | 6 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.10 miles | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| 2023 | 0.70 miles | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.