Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
Blandford Road, Poole, BH15 4AX
320 pupils · 89% of 360 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 January 2025, published 3 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 85 | 81 | 125 | 85 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 88 | 84 | 123 | 85 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 108 | 106 | 132 | 108 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 96 | 91 | 127 | 95 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 117 | 116 | 158 | 117 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 118 | 115 | 162 | 118 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 120 | 116 | 167 | 120 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 117 | 110 | 156 | 116 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hamworthy Park Junior School 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery 1.7 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Bayside Academy 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Oakdale Junior School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Stanley Green Infant Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.