Schools in Christchurch

About schools in Christchurch

Christchurch lists 20 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another five schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

45.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools12

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bransgore Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Burton Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Christchurch Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 7

• Christchurch Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Mudeford Community Infants' School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Mudeford Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Somerford Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Sopley Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• The Priory Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Twynham Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

  82%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Highcliffe School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19

  47.0

  Attainment 8
• The Grange School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  36.3

  Attainment 8
• Twynham School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19

  53.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Christchurch Learning Centre

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 11 to 16

• Connie Rothman School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 21

• Futures Autism Unlimited

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 18 to 25

• Portfield School

  Non-maintained special school · Ages 4 to 19

• The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

Common questions about schools in Christchurch

How many schools does Christchurch have?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in Christchurch, including twelve primary schools and five special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Christchurch?

Every school in Christchurch is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Christchurch ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Christchurch where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.