Ad Astra Infant SchoolCanford Heath Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Poole.

Summary of the comparison

Ad Astra Infant School and Canford Heath Infant School are primary schools in Poole.

Ad Astra Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Canford Heath Infant School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Canford Heath Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Ad Astra Infant School was judged the expected standard and Canford Heath Infant School was judged Outstanding.

Ad Astra Infant School versus Canford Heath Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	PooleAd Astra Infant School	PooleCanford Heath Infant School	England average
Overview
Our score	B72/100	A88/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	58th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	49th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected	Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-7	4-7
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	253	358
Capacity	270	360
Location	Poole, BH17 8AP	Poole, BH17 8PJ
Pupils
Pupils in the census	253	358
Free school meals (ever 6)	20.6%	10.9%
English as an additional language	13.0%	6.4%
SEN support	19.4%	13.7%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.7%	3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.8%	4.0% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	8.8%	7.7% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.