Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole School Catchment Areas

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 117 schools — 67 primary and 22 secondary — spread across a mix of towns and areas.

Expect the tightest competition in and around Bournemouth and Poole, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.

Selective schools are part of the mix in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole — for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.