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Christchurch Infant School

Primary · Christchurch · BH23 2AE

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At a glance

285 pupils · 79% of 360 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
8.8% of pupils
English as additional language
7.6% of pupils
SEN support
10.2% of pupils
EHC plan
2% of pupils
Website
http://www.christchurchinf.dorset.sch.uk/
URN
150991

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.86 first-choice applications per place

74 places offered · 64 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.9%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,026
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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