Ad Astra Infant School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 7 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 141755
- Address
- Sherborn Crescent, Canford Heath, BH17 8AP
- Website
- www.adastra.poole.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 258 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.2%
White British 84.9%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 3.5%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Admissions
Ad Astra Infant School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Reception, Full-time | 84 43 41 |
Year 1 | 84 39 45 |
Year 2 | 90 48 42 |