Canford Heath Infant School
Key Stage 2 performance
Canford Heath Infant School is an infant school for pupils aged 4–7. 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 infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.
Getting a place
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
School profile
- Age range
- 4–7
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
Canford Heath Infant School at a glance
Located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Canford Heath Infant School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 358 pupils aged 4 to 7. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection.
Competition for places is real here - 86% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (134 first choices for 120 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.60 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 22.2 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.