Schools in BH23

Schools in BH23

23 schools in BH23: 13 primary, 3 secondary and 7 other, including 3 independent. 88% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 21 that publish a capacity are 92% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Twynham School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,651 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  1.6 miles · May 2024
• Highcliffe School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,519 pupils · 104% full
  Good

  1.4 miles · June 2023
• Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 651 pupils · 100% full
  Needs improvement

  2.2 miles · June 2024
• Christchurch Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 479 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · May 2022
• Ballard School

  Other · ages 2–16 · Independent · Faith school · 456 pupils · 89% full
  Not rated

  4.3 miles
• The Grange School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 429 pupils · 56% full
  Good

  0.5 miles · April 2026
• Bransgore Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 351 pupils · 104% full
  Good

  2.3 miles · May 2026
• Christchurch Infant School

  Primary · ages 5–7 · 285 pupils · 79% full
  Not rated

  1.5 miles
• Burton Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 258 pupils · 82% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · January 2026
• Mudeford Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 255 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  1 mile · February 2023
• Twynham Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 215 pupils · 91% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · April 2019
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

  Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 91% full
  Good

  0.4 miles · June 2024
• The Priory Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 198 pupils · 94% full
  Needs improvement

  1.5 miles · May 2026
• Mudeford Community Infants' School

  Primary · ages 4–7 · 176 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · June 2024
• Somerford Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 169 pupils · 80% full
  Good

  0.6 miles · April 2026
• Portfield School

  Other · ages 4–19 · 144 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  5.3 miles · May 2015
• Burley Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 81 pupils · 77% full
  Good

  6.0 miles · January 2013
• Sopley Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 71 pupils · 60% full
  Good

  2.7 miles · February 2024
• The Stable School

  Other · ages 6–16 · Independent · 52 pupils · 80% full
  Not rated

  1.7 miles
• Connie Rothman School

  Other · ages 11–21 · Independent · 40 pupils · 89% full
  Not rated

  1.3 miles
• Christchurch Learning Centre

  Other · ages 11–16 · 24 pupils · 60% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · June 2023
• Futures Autism Unlimited

  Other · ages 19–25
  Not rated

  1.6 miles
• The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy

  Other · ages 16–25 · Faith school
  Not rated

  3.9 miles

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.