Canford Heath Infant School

State-Funded School

canford-heath-infant-school-bournemouth-christchurch-poole-south-west

South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH17 8PJPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 367 pupils. Canford Heath Infant School is part of TEACH POOLE.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

367

Total Pupils

43%Boys

57%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 367
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: TEACH POOLE

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 May 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Mar 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.