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Academy sponsor led · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The Bishop of Winchester Academy

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,162Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 136120URN

Mallard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.2per place
0.5 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSelective

477 applications for 149 places · 6th of 21 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
45.1of 90
17th of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionGood

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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.2applications per place, Year 7
0.5 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

477 applications · 149 places offered · 82 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
  2. 2025 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  4. 2023 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  5. 2022 3.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  6. 2021 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
  7. 2020 3.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0
  8. 2019 3.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  9. 2018 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  10. 2017 3.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  11. 2016 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  12. 2015 3.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  13. 2014 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
More applications per place than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261494773.2820.55
Sep 20252005272.61480.74
Sep 20242075892.91780.86
Sep 20232086183.01940.93
Sep 20222056843.31780.87
Sep 20212066603.21520.74
Sep 20202077173.52291.11
Sep 20192087533.62081.00
Sep 20182106253.01630.78
Sep 20172117003.32030.96
Sep 20162116383.01830.87
Sep 20152076443.12291.11
Sep 20142055912.92291.12

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

205 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.117th of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%14th of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.12
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)20545.146%66%–
2024/2519649.653%72%–
2023/2421146.949%69%+0.12
2022/2321345.341%60%+0.11

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
136120 · 839/6905
Trust
The Bishop of Winchester Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,250 pupils · 1,162 on roll
Free school meals
23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
SEN unit
Opened
1 September 2010
Replaced
The Bishop of Winchester Comprehensive School (URN 134702); Summerbee Comprehensive School (URN 113870)
Address
Mallard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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