Christchurch Infant School, Christchurch

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Christchurch Infant School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established high expectations for pupils' attendance at school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is generally sequenced in a way that supports pupils to build their knowledge and skills over time."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders place a high priority on ensuring that children get off to a positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a culture of high expectations for all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those from the trust, have supported the school through a period of change."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a high-quality, well-sequenced programme for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the school's record-keeping, including aspects relating to safeguarding, is sufficiently detailed so that their actions and decisions can be reviewed thoroughly"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen the school's work to develop pupils' writing across the curriculum, particularly in handwriting and spelling"; "Leaders should continue to develop teachers' expertise to check pupils' understanding, so that teaching helps pupils to deepen and extend their thinking throughout the curriculum".

For September 2026 entry, 64 families put Christchurch Infant School as their first choice and 159 named it as one of their preferences, for 74 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Christchurch Infant School are Christchurch Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 84% maths); The Priory Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 66% maths); Twynham Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 85% reading, 94% maths); and Stourfield Junior School (1 mile, Good, 82% reading, 78% maths).

Christchurch Infant School is one of 8 schools run by Twynham Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 28 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 8 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Christchurch Rail Station, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Portfield Road (nw-bound), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 138 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (223).

In 2024/25, Christchurch Infant School issued 24 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Christchurch Infant School are Twynham School (0.5 miles), St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School (1.2 miles) and The Grange School (1.4 miles).