Ad Astra Infant School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH17 8APPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ad Astra Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–7, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 257 pupils. Ad Astra Infant School is part of TEACH POOLE.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 15 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

257

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 7
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 257
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: TEACH POOLE

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 14 December 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.