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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth BH7 6NZ · avonbourneboysacademy.org.uk · 01202 398451
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 846
- 94% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- First language not English
- 25.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 146 families put the school first and 169 places were offered; 89% 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 | 169 | 146 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 108 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 111 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 84 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 166 | 72 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.3, and 58.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.38 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138171)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.4 | +11.3 |
| Further education | 51.1 | −9.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Avonbourne Boys' Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138171), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138171)
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138171)
Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138171)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 73
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (26%) with SEND