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The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Mallard Road, Bournemouth BH8 9PW · tbowa.org · 01202 512697
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,162
- 93% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.7%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 82 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 82 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 148 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 207 | 178 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 194 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 178 | 0.9 | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 52.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.7 | +20.1 |
| Further education | 39.8 | −20.3 |
| Other education | 1.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 students | C (31.5) | Average 0.00 | |
| 42 students | C (30.9) | Average -0.02 | |
| 32 students | Dist- (32.1) | Average -0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 29 | C+ (32.2) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | C (30.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 49 | B (39.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 53 | C (30.1) | +0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 50 | C (28.7) | +0.14 |
| 2016/17 | 48 | D+ (23.5) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | D+ (23.4) | -0.27 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45 | −12.6 |
| Further education | 5 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | +1 |
| Employment | 25 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.5 | +8.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +3.5 |
Ofsted
The Bishop of Winchester Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (146 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 146
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (21%) with SEND