St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School, Bournemouth
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Bournemouth, part of Coastal Learning Partnership. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2023 did not change this grade. It was 69% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School in detail
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school holds a very 'family feel' and we all work really hard to ensure that our children love being at school and develop a love for learning. At St Clement's you could well visit the farm or a fire station."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £3.45 per session.
Coming up: an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School as their first choice and 118 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School are Bethany Church of England Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 64% reading, 56% maths); King's Park Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 77% maths); Malmesbury Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 82% maths).
Bethany Church of England Junior SchoolKing's Park AcademyMalmesbury Park Primary SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic Primary School
The trust
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant 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.
Who goes there
39% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (10%).
In 2026, 40 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 13 (7.3%) 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 autism.
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs and autism.
Staffing
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bournemouth Rail Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 687 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (223), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School are Livingstone Academy Bournemouth (0.9 miles), Avonbourne Girls Academy (1.1 miles), Avonbourne Boys' Academy (1.2 miles) and The Bishop of Winchester Academy (1.3 miles).
Livingstone Academy BournemouthAvonbourne Girls AcademyAvonbourne Boys' AcademyThe Bishop of Winchester Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from November 2017, 8 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 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
39.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.1
Avg class size
24.4
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant 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
- 66
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 16
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 50 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
6 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
186 pupils
270 places
84 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bournemouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bournemouth
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
40
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
29.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs and autism.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
177
Total Pupils
98
Boys
79
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
10.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,146
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,561
Per pupil
£1418k
Total funding
£102k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
16.7%
Persistent absence
138
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
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School
Questions parents ask about St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School
What is St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School is oversubscribed, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 69% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
Classes at St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School average 22.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School has around 177 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School have specialist SEN provision?
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs and autism.
What is attendance like at St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School in 2024/25. 16.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's coordinated admissions process, naming St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant 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 St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 50 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 6 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 St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School?
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School is at St Clement's Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)