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SCHOOL PROFILE

Old Town Infant School and Nursery

Primary Academy converter URN 142971
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 232 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

26 March 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
Published 11 May 2025 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 178 147 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 86 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 92 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.7%
8.9 pts above England
School 33.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 19.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.3%
23.0 pts above England
School 43.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.9%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
56.2%
100
Any other White background
11.8%
21
African
8.4%
15
Indian
7.3%
13
Any other ethnic group
3.9%
7
Bangladeshi
3.9%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.4% 38 of 178 pupils
0.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 21.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.5% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts below
EHC plans 7.9% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 11
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Other difficulty or disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.32%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.89 pts lower than England
School 5.32%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6.58%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 15.00%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.30%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2.12%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

76.7% 11.5 pts below England
Old Town Infant School and Nursery
76.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information