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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council schools

All 115 schools in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area, from the school census. 14 are maintained by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and follow its 2026/27 term dates; the rest set their own. Most follow the council anyway, but check with the school before booking anything. The council’s breaks on their own: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole school holidays.

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14 schools

Maintained by the council, so the council's term dates are these schools' term dates. Each still sets its own INSET days.

  • Burton Church of England Primary SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 4–11 · 258 pupils
  • Christchurch Learning CentreChristchurch · 11–16 · 24 pupils
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 2–11 · 459 pupils
  • Highcliffe St Mark Primary SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 3–11 · 651 pupils
  • Linwood SchoolBournemouth · 2–19 · 437 pupils
  • Mudeford Community Infants' SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 4–7 · 176 pupils
  • Mudeford Junior SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 7–11 · 255 pupils
  • Somerford Primary SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 4–11 · 169 pupils
  • St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, PoolePoole · Secondary · 11–18 · 1093 pupils
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChristchurchChristchurch · Primary · 5–11 · 199 pupils
  • St Katharine's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 435 pupils
  • St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 420 pupils
  • The Priory Church of England Primary SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 4–11 · 198 pupils
  • Winchelsea SchoolPoole · 4–19 · 248 pupils

Sets its own term dates

101 schools

Academies, free schools and independent schools are not bound by the council's calendar. Most follow it closely; none of them have to.

  • Ad Astra Infant SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–7 · 257 pupils
  • Avonbourne Boys' AcademyBournemouth · Secondary · 11–16 · 846 pupils
  • Avonbourne Girls AcademyBournemouth · Secondary · 11–19 · 1160 pupils
  • Avonwood Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 456 pupils
  • Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPoole · Primary · 7–11 · 718 pupils
  • Bayside AcademyPOOLE · Primary · 4–11 · 180 pupils
  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 2–11 · 253 pupils
  • Bethany Church of England Junior SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 7–11 · 308 pupils
  • Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary SchoolPoole · Primary · 3–11 · 603 pupils
  • Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory SchoolPoole · 2–11 · 238 pupils
  • Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolBournemouth · 11–19 · 353 pupils
  • Bournemouth SchoolBournemouth · Secondary · 11–18 · 1320 pupils
  • Bournemouth School for GirlsBournemouth · Secondary · 11–18 · 1290 pupils
  • Broadstone First SchoolBroadstone · Primary · 4–9 · 305 pupils
  • Broadstone Middle SchoolBroadstone · Middle deemed secondary · 9–13 · 542 pupils
  • Cambian Wing CollegeBournemouth · 16–25
  • Canford Heath Infant SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–7 · 367 pupils
  • Canford Heath Junior SchoolPoole · Primary · 7–11 · 489 pupils
  • Canford SchoolWimborne · 13–18 · 650 pupils
  • Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 3–11 · 302 pupils
  • Christchurch Infant SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 5–7 · 285 pupils
  • Christchurch Junior SchoolChristchurch · Primary · 7–11 · 479 pupils
  • Connie Rothman SchoolChristchurch · 11–21 · 40 pupils
  • Corfe Hills SchoolBroadstone · Secondary · 13–18 · 943 pupils
  • Courthill Infant SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–7 · 354 pupils
  • Elm AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 3–11 · 364 pupils
  • Futures Autism UnlimitedChristchurch · 18–25
  • Glenmoor AcademyBournemouth · Secondary · 11–16 · 902 pupils
  • Hamworthy Park Junior SchoolPoole · Primary · 7–11 · 458 pupils
  • Haymoor Junior SchoolPoole · Primary · 7–11 · 349 pupils
  • Heatherlands Primary SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–11 · 616 pupils
  • Heathlands Primary AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 3–11 · 164 pupils
  • Highcliffe SchoolChristchurch · Secondary · 11–19 · 1519 pupils
  • Hill View Primary AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 601 pupils
  • Hillbourne Primary SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–11 · 204 pupils
  • Jewell Academy BournemouthBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 324 pupils
  • King's Park AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 572 pupils
  • Kings BournemouthBournemouth · 14–25 · 65 pupils
  • Kingsleigh Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 3–11 · 779 pupils
  • Kinson AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 179 pupils
  • Langside SchoolPoole · 2–19 · 32 pupils
  • LeAF StudioBournemouth · Secondary · 13–19 · 458 pupils
  • Lilliput Church of England Infant SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–7 · 343 pupils
  • Livingstone Academy BournemouthBournemouth · All-through · 4–19 · 1006 pupils
  • Livingstone Road Infant SchoolPoole · Primary · 2–7 · 199 pupils
  • Livingstone Road Junior SchoolPoole · Primary · 7–11 · 204 pupils
  • Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–11 · 627 pupils
  • Longspee AcademyPoole · 5–16 · 106 pupils
  • Magna AcademyPoole · Secondary · 11–18 · 938 pupils
  • Malmesbury Park Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 3–11 · 693 pupils
  • Manorside AcademyPoole · Primary · 3–11 · 413 pupils
  • Merley First SchoolWimborne · Primary · 5–9 · 292 pupils
  • Montacute SchoolPoole · 2–18 · 97 pupils
  • Moordown St John's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 424 pupils
  • Muscliff Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 5–11 · 528 pupils
  • Oak AcademyBournemouth · Secondary · 11–16 · 647 pupils
  • Oakdale Junior SchoolPoole · Primary · 7–11 · 376 pupils
  • Ocean Academy PoolePoole · Primary · 7–11 · 325 pupils
  • Old Town Infant School and NurseryPoole · Primary · 3–7 · 178 pupils
  • Park SchoolBournemouth · 0–11 · 360 pupils
  • Parkstone Grammar SchoolPoole · Secondary · 11–18 · 1241 pupils
  • Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 417 pupils
  • Poole Grammar SchoolPoole · Secondary · 11–18 · 1224 pupils
  • Poole High SchoolPoole · Secondary · 11–18 · 1891 pupils
  • Portfield SchoolChristchurch · 4–19 · 144 pupils
  • Queen's Park AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 7–11 · 479 pupils
  • Queen's Park Infant AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 4–7 · 312 pupils
  • South West Regional Assessment CentreWimborne · 16–25
  • Springdale First SchoolBroadstone · Primary · 5–9 · 300 pupils
  • St Aldhelm's AcademyPoole · Secondary · 11–16 · 808 pupils
  • St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 5–7 · 177 pupils
  • St James' Church of England Primary AcademyBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 404 pupils
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PoolePoole · Primary · 4–11 · 370 pupils
  • St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 392 pupils
  • St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 4–11 · 418 pupils
  • St Martin's SchoolBournemouth · 3–11 · 70 pupils
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PoolePoole · Primary · 4–11 · 379 pupils
  • St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 3–11 · 599 pupils
  • St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolBournemouth · All-through · 4–18 · 1967 pupils
  • Stanley Green Infant AcademyPoole · Primary · 2–7 · 213 pupils
  • Stourfield Infant SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 5–7 · 200 pupils
  • Stourfield Junior SchoolBournemouth · Primary · 7–11 · 445 pupils
  • Talbot Heath SchoolBournemouth · 2–19 · 427 pupils
  • Talbot Primary SchoolPoole · Primary · 4–11 · 547 pupils
  • The Bishop of Winchester AcademyBournemouth · Secondary · 11–18 · 1162 pupils
  • The Bourne AcademyBournemouth · Secondary · 11–18 · 958 pupils

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School names, towns and phases come from the school census. Term dates for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council are published here, last changed 2026-09-04.