Ad Astra Infant School
Sherborn Crescent, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8AP
Local ranking57th of 64 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
270
Capacity
4-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 253
- Boys
- 122 (48%)
- Girls
- 131 (52%)
- Capacity
- 270 (94% full)
- SEND
- 24.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.6%
- EAL
- 13.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.7%
- SEN Support
- 19.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,700/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8%
- Persistent Absence
- 8.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.3%
- White Other: 8.7%
- Other: 8.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
76.3%
White British
8.7%
White Other
8.7%
Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 141755
- UKPRN
- 10049309
- Establishment No.
- 2251
- Trust
- TEACH POOLE