Mudeford Community Infants' School
Queen's Road, Mudeford, Christchurch, BH23 3HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Pope
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- URN
- 113738
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202488142
About this school
Mudeford Community Infants' School is a community primary school in Christchurch. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 176 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Mudeford Community Infants' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mudeford Community Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 13.8% | 176 | — |
| Mudeford Junior School | 82% | 4.3% | 19.5% | 255 | 0.3 miles |
| Somerford Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 49.7% | 169 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch | 74% | 7.1% | 33.5% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| The Priory Church of England Primary School | 62% | 6.4% | 10.3% | 198 | 0.9 miles |
| St Katharine's Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 435 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.81%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 5.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mudeford Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Christchurch
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Somerford Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Christchurch
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch0.8 miles
Primary · Christchurch
-
The Priory Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Christchurch
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St Katharine's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Christchurch
- Bransgore Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Infant School Primary
- Christchurch Junior School Primary
- Highcliffe St Mark Primary School Primary
- Mudeford Junior School Primary
- Somerford Primary School Primary
- Sopley Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch Primary
- The Priory Church of England Primary School Primary
- Twynham Primary School Primary
- Highcliffe School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mudeford Community Infants' School teach?
- Mudeford Community Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Christchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of Mudeford Community Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Mudeford Community Infants' School is Mr Daniel Pope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mudeford Community Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mudeford Community Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Mudeford Community Infants' School?
- Mudeford Community Infants' School has 176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Mudeford Community Infants' School full?
- Mudeford Community Infants' School has capacity for 180 pupils and 176 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mudeford Community Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Mudeford Community Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mudeford Community Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mudeford Community Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Mudeford Community Infants' School's absence rate?
- Mudeford Community Infants' School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Mudeford Community Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Mudeford Community Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.