Lilliput Church of England Infant School

Academy converter·Infant school Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole·BH14 8JX

School type

Infant school

Ages 4–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Lilliput Church of England 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

Offered a place after putting it first

89%

132 first choices, 119 places

First choices per place

1.11

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

268

any preference, for 119 places

Last place offered lived

2.27 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 3661 m

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09

00.511.5

1 per place

0.9720221.0720231.0020241.2020251.112026

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

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 4–7
Pupils on roll: 335
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

2.7%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

21.5%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

6.0%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

1.2%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

3.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

3.9%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

28.7

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£5,916

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Poole · 1.0 mi 63.8 Heatherlands Primary School Poole · 1.7 mi 44.7 Ocean Academy Poole Poole · 1.7 mi 60.5 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Poole · 1.9 mi 50.5 Livingstone Road Junior School Poole · 1.9 mi 36.1 Longfleet Church of England Primary School Poole · 2.0 mi 50.7 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Poole · 2.1 mi 49.8 Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Poole · 2.2 mi 53.4

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

About Lilliput Church of England Infant School

Lilliput Church of England Infant School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 335 pupils aged 4 to 7 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Competition for places is real here - 89% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (132 first choices for 119 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 2.27 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.5%. There are about 28.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% 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.