Living within a school’s catchment area does not guarantee a place at that school.
Schools are not allowed to reserve places for pupils who may move into the area after it has met its published admission number.
You should not assume that your home is in the catchment area of the school that is nearest to your home address. Some schools do not have a catchment area.
If you are thinking about moving to Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole, we recommend that you check with our school admissions team about the availability of school places before you buy or rent a property.
You should not rely on information given out by estate agents or any third party about the catchment area school for a particular road or address as being in any way accurate.
If you are in any doubt about the catchment area school for a particular property, contact our school admissions team:
- email: school.admissions@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- telephone: 01202 127 963
Catchment area maps
Schools not listed below may also operate catchment areas, but hold their own maps or street lists. Other schools may not operate a catchment area at all.
Check the admission policy for any school not listed here, to see whether they have a catchment area or, if not, how they allocate places.
- Baden-Powell And St Peter's CE Junior School
- Bayside Academy
- Bishop Aldhelm's CE (VA) Primary School
- Broadstone First School
- Broadstone Middle School
- Broadstone Middle School and Allenbourn Middle School
- Burton CE Primary School
- Christchurch Infant School
- Christchurch Junior School
- Courthill Infant School
- Heatherlands Primary School
- Heathlands Primary School
- Highcliffe School
- Highcliffe School and The Grange School
- Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
- Hillbourne Primary School
- Hillbourne School and Nursery
- Hill View Primary School
- Kingsleigh Primary School
- King's Park Primary School
- Kinson Primary School
- Lilliput CE Infant School
- Livingstone Road Infant School
- Livingstone Road Junior School
- Longfleet CE Primary School
- Malmesbury Park Primary School
- Manorside Primary School
- Merley First School
- Mudeford Community Infants School
- Mudeford Junior School
- Muscliff Primary School
- Oak Academy
- Oakdale Junior School
- Old Town Infant School & Nursery
- Parkstone Grammar School
- Pokesdown Community Primary School
- Poole Grammar School
- Poole High School
- Queen's Park Infant School
- Queen's Park Junior School
- Somerford Primary School
- Springdale First School
- Springdale First School and Broadstone First School
- St. Michael's Church Of England Primary School
- St Aldhelm's Academy
- Stourfield Infant School
- Stourfield Junior School
- Talbot Primary School
- The Grange School
- Twynham School
- Winton Primary School