Academy converter · Primary
Poole · BH17 8PJ · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 141762
Canford Heath Infant School
Academy converter · Poole · BH17 8PJ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–7
Pupils
367
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Age range
Ages 4–7
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–7, in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 367 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 8.7%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 141762
Location
- Address
- Learoyd Road, Canford Heath
- Postcode
- BH17 8PJ
- Town
- Poole
- County
- Dorset
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- District
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 367
- Boys / girls
- 157 / 210
- School capacity
- 360
- Capacity fill
- 367 / 360 (102%)
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- FSM pupils
- 32
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: TEACH POOLE
- Academy trust
- TEACH POOLE
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 5 on roll / 15 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laurin Palmer
- Telephone
- 01202380015
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-03-21
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes