Christchurch Infant School, Christchurch

Overview

Christchurch Infant School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Christchurch, South West, for pupils aged 5–7. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 5–7
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
School capacity: 360
Pupils on roll: 285
URN: 150991

Admissions

Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Academy trust or group: TWYNHAM LEARNING

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 360
Pupils on roll: 308
Unfilled places at survey date: 52

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 64
Total preferences: 159
Offers made: 74

First preferences compared with offers

0.86 first preferences per offer

64 first preferences and 74 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	64	159	74
2025/26	59	152	81
2024/25	79	184	94
2023/24	87	205	96
2022/23	77	206	96

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Location

Address: Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2AE
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Area: Schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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