Ad Astra Infant School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Ad Astra Infant School
Address: Sherborn Crescent, Canford Heath
Town/City: Poole
County: Dorset
Postcode: BH17 8AP
Telephone Number: 01202 602113
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 4-7)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
Trust: Teach Poole

Staff and pupils

Executive Headteacher: Mrs Emma Walters
Capacity: 270
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 257 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 95% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 16.7%

Location and administration

URN: 141755
DfE Number: 839/2251
UKPRN: 10049309
UPRN: 100041095582
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (E06000058)
Constituency: Mid Dorset and North Poole (E14001363)
Electoral Ward: Canford Heath (E05012657)

Easting & Northing: 402532E, 94463N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 45' 1.44" N 1° 57' 55.26" W
Plus Code: 9C2WQ22M+5V

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Magna Academy (0.1km)
  2. Haymoor Junior School (0.3km)
  3. Montacute School (1.1km)
  4. Poole Grammar School (1.2km)
  5. Canford Heath Infant School (1.3km)
  6. Canford Heath Junior School (1.3km)
  7. Longspee Academy (1.3km)
  8. St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole (1.3km)
  9. Parkstone Grammar School (1.6km)
  10. Hillbourne Primary School (1.9km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.