Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, BH15 4AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Susannah Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 143313
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202672377
About this school
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 320 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. 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 29 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 Twin Sails Infant and Nursery 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 378 |
| 2024/25 | 366 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 17.2% | 320 | — |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 27.5% | 458 | 0.2 miles |
| Old Town Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.3% | 39.4% | 178 | 1.1 miles |
| Bayside Academy | 60% | 5.8% | 52.3% | 180 | 1.3 miles |
| Oakdale Junior School | 54% | 5.1% | 29.5% | 376 | 1.5 miles |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 13% | 627 | 1.6 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)
- 17.24%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hamworthy Park Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Poole
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Old Town Infant School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Poole
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Bayside Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Oakdale Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Longfleet Church of England Primary School1.6 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 year groups does Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Susannah Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Twin Sails Infant and Nursery 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 Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School?
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School full?
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 360 pupils and 320 on roll (89%), 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 Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School?
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Twin Sails Infant and Nursery 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 Twin Sails Infant and Nursery 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.