Best Primary Schools in Poole

We checked all 29 primary schools in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and list every one: 18 ranked, then 11 without a rank.

Schools checked
29
Ranked
18
Without a rank
11

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Poole. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Poole also has 8 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole also has rankings for Bournemouth and Christchurch.

Ranked primary schools in Poole

  1. 1

    Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School

    Academy, 718 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    14%

  2. 2

    Canford Heath Junior School

    Academy, 489 pupils, inspected November 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    10%

  3. 3

    Ocean Academy Poole

    Academy, 325 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    14%

  4. 4

    Talbot Primary School

    Academy, 547 pupils, inspected June 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    9%

  5. 5

    Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 603 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    9%

  6. 6

    Lytchett Matravers Primary School

    Academy, 484 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    11%

  7. 7

    Manorside Academy

    Academy, 413 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    16%

  8. 8

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole

    Academy, 379 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    11%

  9. 9

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

    Academy, 370 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    7%

  10. 10

    Hillbourne Primary School

    Academy, 204 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    3%

  11. 11

    Haymoor Junior School

    Academy, 349 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    12%

  12. 12

    Longfleet Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 627 pupils, inspected April 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    10%

  13. 13

    Oakdale Junior School

    Academy, 376 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    14%

  14. 14

    Heatherlands Primary School

    Academy, 616 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    6%

  15. 15

    Hamworthy Park Junior School

    Academy, 458 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    4%

  16. 16

    Upton Junior School

    Academy, 351 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    2%

  17. 17

    Bayside Academy

    Academy, 180 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    0%

  18. 18

    Livingstone Road Junior School

    Academy, 204 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    2%

Primary schools in Poole without a rank