Talbot Primary School
Talbot Drive, Poole, BH12 5ED
547 pupils · 87% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 12 January 2022, published 9 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 70 | 66 | 180 | 70 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 89 | 80 | 175 | 89 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 65 | 61 | 192 | 65 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 54 | 160 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 63 | 59 | 150 | 62 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 70 | 62 | 146 | 67 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 66 | 149 | 74 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 91 | 62 | 126 | 67 |
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
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Kingsleigh Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Manorside Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Heathlands Primary Academy 1.6 km · Good (2022) · 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.