Upton Infant School
Guest Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Duncan Churchill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 146496
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202622367
About this school
Upton Infant School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 250 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Upton 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 January 2023, 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 Upton 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 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upton Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 17.9% | 250 | — |
| Upton Junior School | 47% | 6% | 26.1% | 351 | 0.1 miles |
| Bayside Academy | 60% | 5.8% | 52.3% | 180 | 0.9 miles |
| Springdale First School | — | 3.4% | 1.7% | 300 | 2.0 miles |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 17.2% | 320 | 2.1 miles |
| Hillbourne Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 41.2% | 204 | 2.1 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)
- 17.93%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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Upton Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Poole
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Bayside Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Poole
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Springdale First School2.0 miles
Primary · Broadstone
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Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School2.1 miles
Primary · Poole
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Hillbourne Primary School2.1 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 Upton Infant School teach?
- Upton Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Upton Infant School?
- The headteacher of Upton Infant School is Mr Duncan Churchill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Upton Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upton 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 Upton Infant School?
- Upton Infant School has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Upton Infant School full?
- Upton Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 250 on roll (93%), 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 Upton Infant School a faith school?
- No. Upton Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Is Upton Infant School a selective school?
- No. Upton Infant School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Upton Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Upton Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Upton Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Upton Infant 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 Upton Infant School's absence rate?
- Upton Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Upton 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 Upton 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 10 July 2026.