Stourfield Infant School

Stourfield Infant School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of Requires Improvement to Good. The school's leadership, supported by the Twynham Learning Trust, has been instrumental in driving improvements across all areas. Pupils at Stourfield enjoy a supportive and positive learning environment where adults foster strong relationships, ensuring that students feel safe and valued. The broad and balanced curriculum enables pupils to develop their skills and knowledge effectively, particularly in reading and mathematics, which are prioritized throughout the school.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive relationships and a sense of safety.
• Robust attendance management resulting in high attendance.
• High expectations and well-established routines in classrooms.
• A broad curriculum that supports pupils' interests and talents.
• Effectiveness in teaching early reading and phonics.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Active parental engagement and appreciation of the school's community spirit.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment practices in wider curriculum subjects need improvement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stourfield Infant School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.6% of pupils at Stourfield Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stourfield Infant School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.5% of pupils at Stourfield Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Stourfield Infant School received £7,477 and spent £7,182 for each of its 221 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £335,000 (£1,515 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Twynham Learning, income was £7,598 and spending £7,640 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bournemouth · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority: places and applications

Stourfield Infant School is part of Twynham Learning, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Stourfield Junior School Bournemouth
• Christchurch Junior School Christchurch
• Christchurch Infant School Christchurch
• Twynham School Christchurch
• Twynham Primary School Christchurch
• The Grange School Christchurch
• Poole High School Poole

What is Stourfield Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stourfield Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Stourfield Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stourfield Infant School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Stourfield Infant School have?

Stourfield Infant School has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stourfield Infant School cover?

Stourfield Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Stourfield Infant School?

Stourfield Infant School is at Cranleigh Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 5JS.