Canford Heath Infant 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, 134 families put Canford Heath Infant School as their first choice and 273 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 141 first choices in 2021, against 134 in 2026.
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 | 120 | 134 | 273 | 1.1 | 19 |
| 2025 | 118 | 118 | 247 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 118 | 129 | 259 | 1.1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 120 | 126 | 245 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 120 | 121 | 257 | 1.0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 120 | 141 | 265 | 1.2 | 29 |
| 2020 | 120 | 146 | 277 | 1.2 | 32 |
| 2019 | 120 | 156 | 297 | 1.3 | 40 |
| 2018 | 121 | 153 | 288 | 1.3 | 37 |
| 2017 | 120 | 139 | 268 | 1.2 | 21 |
| 2016 | 120 | 148 | 282 | 1.2 | 31 |
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.