Heatherlands Primary School, Poole
Heatherlands Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Poole, part of Coastal Learning Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 18 schools in Poole with published results, and 9,801st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Heatherlands Primary School in detail
Heatherlands Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Heatherlands, we believe that every child deserves the best education and therefore we have the highest expectations for every child who attends our school from the early years to Year 6."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Heatherlands Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 66% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Heatherlands Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 92 families put Heatherlands Primary School as their first choice and 245 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Heatherlands Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Heatherlands Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 71% maths); Courthill Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Livingstone Road Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); and Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Heatherlands Primary School.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PooleCourthill Infant SchoolLivingstone Road Infant SchoolBishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
The trust
Heatherlands Primary School is one of 20 schools run by Coastal Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Branksome Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Recreation Road (adjacent), 300 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Heatherlands Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Heatherlands Primary School are St Aldhelm's Academy (0.8 miles); and St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole (1.5 miles).
St Aldhelm's AcademySt Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published that the last place for 2024 entry went to a family 1.095 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 years agoThis judgement is from November 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
28.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Heatherlands Primary School
Sports Day 2026
19 Jun 2026
Last day of term 22.7.26
10 Jun 2026
Year 6 Leaversfest 20.7.26
9 Jun 2026
Final Swanage swimming lesson 9.2.26
5 Feb 2026
Tales from every corner 11.2.26
28 Jan 2026
Year 2 Great Fire of London day
27 Jan 2026
From Heatherlands Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Heatherlands Primary School
Term dates
Heatherlands Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Heatherlands Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Heatherlands Primary School is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; for families living there:
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 40
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 40 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 33 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is 24 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Heatherlands Primary School
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Heatherlands Primary School.
- Last distance offered for 2023 and 2024 entry, from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Heatherlands Primary School for 2018 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
622 pupils
630 places
8 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Poole
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Poole
Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council
Places available
3,809
Applications
3,148
Got 1st preference
92.2%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
91
SEN Support
26
EHC Plans
19.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
616
Total Pupils
290
Boys
326
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
31
Teachers
19.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,158
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,075
Per pupil
£3592k
Total funding
£268k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
10.7%
Persistent absence
550
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Heatherlands Primary School
Questions parents ask about Heatherlands Primary School
What are SATs results like at Heatherlands Primary School?
Of the pupils at Heatherlands Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Heatherlands Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Heatherlands Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2014, it was rated Good.
How close to Heatherlands Primary School do you need to live?
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.744 for 2023 entry, then 1.095 for 2024 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Heatherlands Primary School?
Heatherlands Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Heatherlands Primary School?
Classes at Heatherlands Primary School average 29.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Heatherlands Primary School?
Heatherlands Primary School has around 616 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Heatherlands Primary School?
5% of sessions were missed at Heatherlands Primary School in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Heatherlands Primary School?
Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's coordinated admissions process, naming Heatherlands Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Heatherlands Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 40 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 33 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is 24 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Heatherlands Primary School?
Heatherlands Primary School is at Library Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 2BG.
Sources: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)