Broadstone First School

Academy converter·First school Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole·BH18 8AA

School type

First school

Ages 4–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Broadstone First School is a first school for pupils aged 4–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

82%

49 first choices, 59 places

First choices per place

0.83

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

217

any preference, for 59 places

Last place offered lived

1.44 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 2322 m

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10

00.511.5

1 per place

1.2020221.0720230.9820240.9320250.832026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 4–9
Pupils on roll: 307
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

10.8%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

3.3%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

8.8%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

6.2%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

15.4%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

16.5

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£7,156

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Broadstone Middle School Broadstone · 0.4 mi 40.4 Hillbourne Primary School Poole · 0.9 mi 49.0 Haymoor Junior School Poole · 1.6 mi 55.6 Canford Heath Junior School Poole · 1.8 mi 57.8 Oakdale Junior School Poole · 2.3 mi 51.4 Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Bournemouth · 2.6 mi 34.6 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Poole · 2.6 mi 50.5 Longfleet Church of England Primary School Poole · 2.7 mi 50.7

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Broadstone First School at a glance

Located in Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Broadstone First School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 307 pupils aged 4 to 9. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

82% of the families who made Broadstone First School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.44 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 16.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.