Schools
37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 8 secondary schools. Portfield School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Merritown
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore BH23 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Merritown within BH23; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 37
- Nearby establishment records
- 89
- Primary nearby
- 22
- Secondary nearby
- 8
All establishment records
1-20 of 89 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- All-through, ages 4-19
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2013 · Closed 31 August 2018
- Location
- BH23 6DF, 706 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- All-through, ages 4-19
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2018 · Closed 31 August 2025
- Location
- BH23 6DF, 706 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 39.6
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 15 December 1989
- Location
- BH23 6AB, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 4-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 11 May 1971
- Location
- BH23 6BP, 1.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Standards maintained
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: suppressed
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 18 January 2007 · Closed 31 December 2008
- Location
- BH23 6DY, 1.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 1997 · Closed 30 November 2015
- Location
- BH8 0AB, 1.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 December 2015
- Location
- BH8 0AB, 1.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2012
- Location
- BH9 3PE, 1.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2012
- Location
- BH9 3PE, 1.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 77% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 29 August 2003 · Closed 3 January 2005
- Location
- Not supplied, 1.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2013
- Location
- BH8 0LT, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2008
- Location
- BH8 0LT, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 July 2011
- Location
- BH8 9UJ, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 August 2011
- Location
- BH8 9UJ, 2.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 72.2
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2004
- Location
- BH8 9PW, 2.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2010
- Location
- BH8 9PW, 2.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 49.6
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2004 · Closed 31 August 2010
- Location
- BH8 9PW, 2.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2011
- Location
- BH8 9PY, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2011
- Location
- BH8 9PY, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 74.2
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-7
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2013
- Location
- BH8 9PU, 3.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 10
- Records within 1 mile
- 112
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Merritown
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Merritown.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 11 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 9 |
| December 2025 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| June 2026 | 10 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 10 | Other theft | 3 |
| May 2026 | 11 | Other theft | 3 |
| April 2026 | 14 | Vehicle crime | 3 |
| March 2026 | 9 | Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| February 2026 | 6 | Vehicle crime | 2 |
| January 2026 | 10 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| December 2025 | 6 | Other theft | 2 |
| November 2025 | 9 | Vehicle crime | 3 |
| October 2025 | 9 | Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| September 2025 | 6 | Burglary | 2 |
| August 2025 | 11 | Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| July 2025 | 11 | Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
Every published record
1-25 of 112
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Willow Mead
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Stour Walk
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Other crime
June 2026
On or near Parking Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Local resolution
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Vehicle crime
June 2026
On or near Parking Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime
June 2026
On or near Avon Causeway
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Parking Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Parley Green Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Local resolution
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Parley Green Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Local resolution
Vehicle crime
May 2026
On or near Throopside Avenue
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Offender given a caution
Public order
May 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Awaiting court outcome
Other theft
May 2026
On or near Parking Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
May 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
May 2026
On or near Avon Causeway
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage and arson
May 2026
On or near Dales Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Under investigation
Criminal damage and arson
May 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary
May 2026
On or near Parley Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
May 2026
On or near Parking Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Throopside Avenue
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Anti-social behaviour
April 2026
On or near Willow Mead
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Avon Causeway
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Mill Lane
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Place details
- Place type
- Hamlet
- Postcode district
- BH23
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 50.77360, -1.84254
- Wider geography
- South West
Administrative areas
- Unitary Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- E06000058
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Merritown and whose postcode is in BH23. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.