Old Town Infant School and Nursery
Green Road, Poole, BH15 1QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Head teacher
- Mr Douglas Gubbins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Coastal Learning Partnership
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 232
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 142971
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202673966
About this school
Old Town Infant School and Nursery is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Old Town Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 March 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 Old Town Infant School and Nursery 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 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Town Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 39.4% | 178 | — |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 13% | 627 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakdale Junior School | 54% | 5.1% | 29.5% | 376 | 0.9 miles |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 27.5% | 458 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole | 58% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 379 | 1.1 miles |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 17.2% | 320 | 1.1 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)
- 39.42%
- English as an additional language
- 35.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longfleet Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Oakdale Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Hamworthy Park Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Poole
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole1.1 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
- Canford Heath Junior School Primary
- Courthill Infant School Primary
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Haymoor Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Old Town Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the head teacher of Old Town Infant School and Nursery?
- The head teacher of Old Town Infant School and Nursery is Mr Douglas Gubbins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Old Town Infant School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Town Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Old Town Infant School and Nursery?
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Old Town Infant School and Nursery full?
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 232 pupils and 178 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Old Town Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Old Town Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Town Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Town Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Old Town Infant School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Old Town Infant School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Old Town Infant School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Old Town Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Old Town Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Old Town Infant School and Nursery. 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 2 July 2026.