Queen's Park Infant Academy, Bournemouth

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a three-form entry infant school located in Charminster, Bournemouth, where the success of every child matters to us. We believe that the first years of school are the most important years of a child's life - and should certainly be the most exciting!"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics and dance.

The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm, from £9 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 76 families put Queen's Park Infant Academy as their first choice and 268 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Queen's Park Infant Academy are Queen's Park Academy (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 81% maths); St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 98% reading, 98% maths); St Luke's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 78% maths); and Muscliff Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths).

Queen's Park Infant Academy 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.

36.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (16%) received SEN support and 19 (6.1%) 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.

Queen's Park Infant Academy has a resourced provision: 16 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bournemouth Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bournemouth School For Boys (e-bound), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Queen's Park Infant Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 355 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (223), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Queen's Park Infant Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Queen's Park Infant Academy are Bournemouth School (under 0.1 miles), Bournemouth School for Girls (0.3 miles), The Bishop of Winchester Academy (0.4 miles) and Glenmoor Academy (1.4 miles).