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Old Town Infant School and Nursery

Green Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1QB ·

Ofsted:Improved significantly· 2025
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At a glance

A state primary academy for ages 3–7 in Poole. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (March 2025): Improved significantly. No comparable results are published for this school. 30 families put it first for 32 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
3–7
Pupils
178
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Academy trust
COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Headteacher
Mrs Beccy Spicer
Opened
Jul 2016
Nursery
Has nursery classes

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (26 Mar 2025): Improved significantly

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
32
1st preferences
30
All applications
79
1st prefs per place
0.94
Fewer first choices than places

30 of 30 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
175
Capacity
232
77% full
Girls / boys
48/52
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)39.4%
  • English as an additional language35.4%
  • SEN support14.9%
  • Education, Health and Care plan7.4%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.
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