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Best primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

50 of 69 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 41 of them.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School Bournemouth 98.0% Good declining oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Winton Primary School Bournemouth 88.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
3 Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School Bournemouth 85.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
4 Avonwood Primary School Bournemouth 84.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Mudeford Junior School Christchurch 82.0% Good — mapped
6 Twynham Primary School Christchurch 82.0% Good oversubscribed 1.39 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
7 St Katharine's Church of England Primary School Bournemouth 78.0% Outstanding about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Elm Academy Bournemouth 77.0% Not judged about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
9 The Epiphany School Bournemouth 77.0% Good oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Queen's Park Academy Bournemouth 75.0% Not judged — mapped
11 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch Christchurch 74.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Poole 73.0% Good — mapped
13 Stourfield Junior School Bournemouth 73.0% Good — approximate
14 Canford Heath Junior School Poole 71.0% Good — approximate
15 Christchurch Junior School Christchurch 70.0% Good — mapped
16 Hillbourne Primary School Poole 70.0% Not judged undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
17 Muscliff Primary School Bournemouth 70.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
18 Ocean Academy Poole Poole 68.0% Good — approximate
19 St James' Church of England Primary Academy Bournemouth hidden gem 68.0% Good undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Bournemouth hidden gem 67.0% Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 St Luke's Church of England Primary School Bournemouth 67.0% Requires improvement about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 St Michael's Church of England Primary School Bournemouth 67.0% Not judged about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
23 Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Poole 66.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
24 Kinson Academy Bournemouth 65.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
25 Haymoor Junior School Poole 64.0% Good — approximate
26 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Poole 64.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Talbot Primary School Poole 64.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
28 St Mark's Church of England Primary School Bournemouth 63.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
29 The Priory Church of England Primary School Christchurch hidden gem 62.0% Good undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 Bayside Academy POOLE 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Longfleet Church of England Primary School Poole 60.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
32 Heatherlands Primary School Poole 58.0% Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
33 Highcliffe St Mark Primary School Christchurch 58.0% Requires improvement declining oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
34 Kingsleigh Primary School Bournemouth 58.0% Not judged about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
35 Manorside Academy Poole 58.0% Not judged about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
36 Pokesdown Community Primary School Bournemouth 58.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
37 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Poole 58.0% Good improving about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Jewell Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth 57.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 King's Park Academy Bournemouth hidden gem 56.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
40 Hill View Primary Academy Bournemouth 54.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
41 Oakdale Junior School Poole 54.0% Not judged — mapped
42 Burton Church of England Primary School Christchurch 53.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
43 Livingstone Road Junior School Poole 52.0% Good — approximate
44 Malmesbury Park Primary School Bournemouth 51.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
45 Hamworthy Park Junior School Poole 50.0% Not judged — mapped
46 Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Bournemouth 46.0% Good oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
47 Somerford Primary School Christchurch 41.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
48 Heathlands Primary Academy Bournemouth 38.0% Good improving about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
49 Bethany Church of England Junior School Bournemouth 35.0% Good improving — approximate
50 Christ The King Catholic Primary School Bournemouth 15.0% Not judged improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

19 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not a fairer one.

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