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Old Town Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Green Road, Poole BH15 1QB · oldtowninfantschool.co.uk · 01202 673966
On the mapSearch near BH15 1QB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 178
- 77% of 232 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.4%
- First language not English
- 43.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 32 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 32 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Old Town Infant School and Nursery was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 44
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (23%) with SEND