Canford Heath Junior School
Primary schoolCanford Heath Junior School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 489 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 18 October 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Canford Heath Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Canford Heath Infant SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 202360 m
- Longspee AcademySpecial. Good (overall), May 2024150 m
- Stanley Green Infant AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023760 m
- St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, PooleSecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional)920 m
- Haymoor Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Magna AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).