Academy converter · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Stourfield Infant School

5–7Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138815URN

Cranleigh Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 5JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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159 applications for 73 places · 40th of 52 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

159 applications · 73 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2024 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2023 2.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2018 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2017 2.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2016 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2015 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2014 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2

This school
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	73	159	2.2	61	0.84
Sep 2025	59	139	2.4	50	0.85
Sep 2024	75	157	2.1	58	0.77
Sep 2023	52	140	2.7	47	0.90
Sep 2022	71	171	2.4	60	0.85
Sep 2021	104	241	2.3	86	0.83
Sep 2020	120	241	2.0	87	0.73
Sep 2019	113	245	2.2	72	0.64
Sep 2018	120	262	2.2	97	0.81
Sep 2017	120	296	2.5	108	0.90
Sep 2016	120	357	3.0	154	1.28
Sep 2015	121	365	3.0	147	1.21
Sep 2014	118	338	2.9	122	1.03

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Stourfield Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place
Stourfield Junior School
0.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2025

73%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary Academy
1.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Pokesdown Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2024

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Avonwood Primary School
1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Outstanding2024

5.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Christchurch Junior School
1.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2022

70%met the SATs standard
Christchurch Infant School
1.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2026

2.2applications per place
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Priory Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2026

5.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138815 · 839/2230
Trust: Twynham Learning
Capacity: 360 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2012
Replaced: Stourfield Infant School (URN 113729)
Address: Cranleigh Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 5JS
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources