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Community special school · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Linwood School

  • 2–19Ages
  • 437Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 113961URN

Alma Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 28 January 2025
    Graded inspection, no overall grade
  2. 30 November 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
113961 · 839/7012
Capacity
472 pupils · 437 on roll
Free school meals
43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Alma Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources