Courthill Infant School
Courthill Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Carter
- Sponsor
- Coastal Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 142972
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202747381
About this school
Courthill Infant School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Courthill Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Courthill Infant 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 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Courthill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 12% | 354 | — |
| Heatherlands Primary School | 58% | 5% | 30.3% | 616 | 0.5 miles |
| Livingstone Road Infant School | — | 5.9% | 32.7% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School | 73% | 4% | 7.2% | 718 | 0.7 miles |
| Livingstone Road Junior School | 52% | 6.8% | 38.5% | 204 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole | 64% | 6.4% | 19.7% | 370 | 1.0 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)
- 11.99%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 4.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heatherlands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Poole
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Livingstone Road Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Poole
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Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Livingstone Road Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Poole
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole1.0 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
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Haymoor Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Courthill Infant School teach?
- Courthill Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Courthill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Courthill Infant School is Mrs Alison Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Courthill Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Courthill Infant 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 many pupils are at Courthill Infant School?
- Courthill Infant School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Courthill Infant School full?
- Courthill Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 354 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 Courthill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Courthill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Courthill Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Courthill Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Courthill Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Courthill Infant School 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 is Courthill Infant School's absence rate?
- Courthill Infant School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Courthill Infant 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 Courthill Infant 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 2 July 2026.