Primary schools in Christchurch

12 primary schools in Christchurch, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Christchurch in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 10 schools in Christchurch first 344 times for 344 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 2 of the 10 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch, to 0.34 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Christchurch Junior SchoolGood · BH23 2AA
Mudeford Community Infants' SchoolGood · BH23 3HH
Mudeford Junior SchoolGood · BH23 3HP
Sopley Primary SchoolGood · BH23 8ET
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChristchurchGood · BH23 3DA
Twynham Primary SchoolGood (2019) · BH23 2NH
Bransgore Church of England Primary SchoolExpected standard · BH23 8JH
Burton Church of England Primary SchoolExpected standard · BH23 7JY
Christchurch Infant SchoolExpected standard · BH23 2AE
Highcliffe St Mark Primary SchoolRequires improvement · BH23 5AZ
Somerford Primary SchoolNeeds attention · BH23 3AS
The Priory Church of England Primary SchoolNeeds attention · BH23 1HX

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Browse by authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Hampshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.