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Queen's Park Infant Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
East Way, Bournemouth BH8 9PU · queensparkinfacademy.co.uk · 01202 528805
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.87 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 7 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 312
- 99% of 316 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- First language not English
- 36.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 7” went to a home 0.54 mi (872 m) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | 76 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 91 | 1▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 101 | 88 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 100 | 88 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 117 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Queen's Park Infant Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 60
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied