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Bournemouth School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
East Way, Bournemouth BH8 9PY · bournemouth-school.org · 01202 512609
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 74.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,320
- 220 over 1,100 places · 120%
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Bournemouth School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 238 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 75% 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 | 179 | 238 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 215 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 266 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 240 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 218 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 74.2, and 96% 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 B (40.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲74.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲96.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲90.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.17 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 83.9 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.7 | +1 |
| Further education | 6.1 | −4.7 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.7 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 students | B (40.2) | Average +0.01 | |
| 166 students | B (40.1) | Average 0.00 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 150 | B (39.7) | -0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 135 | B- (37.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 173 | B+ (42.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 128 | B+ (42.4) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 157 | B (39.7) | +0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 197 | B- (35.6) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 204 | B- (35.4) | +0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.8 | +0.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 20.3 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.1 | +4.5 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
Bournemouth School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Mar 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (314 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 314
- 26% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (15%) with SEND