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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 12 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 19 November 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry601 applications · 171 places offered · 181 named it first
- 2026 3.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
- 2025 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2024 3.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2023 3.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2022 3.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2021 3.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
- 2020 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0
- 2019 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2018 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2017 2.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2016 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2015 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2014 2.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 171 | 601 | 3.5 | 181 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 173 | 554 | 3.2 | 184 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 167 | 649 | 3.9 | 262 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2023 | 172 | 571 | 3.3 | 193 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2022 | 172 | 532 | 3.1 | 173 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2021 | 176 | 541 | 3.1 | 144 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2020 | 177 | 564 | 3.2 | 167 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 179 | 525 | 2.9 | 149 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2018 | 179 | 536 | 3.0 | 187 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2017 | 180 | 506 | 2.8 | 200 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2016 | 172 | 441 | 2.6 | 167 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 135 | 356 | 2.6 | 132 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 158 | 381 | 2.4 | 155 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 135 | 46.2 | 42% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 156 | 44.2 | 44% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 136 | 41.3 | 37% | 60% | −0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 147 | 43.8 | 40% | 61% | +0.06 |
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
- The Bourne AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Outstanding20243.2applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20243.0applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202436.1Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRequires significant improvement 20261.2applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleOutstanding20242.2applications per place 71.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleOutstanding20242.2applications per place 72.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.8 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20233.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136125 · 839/6906
- Trust
- The Bourne Academy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils · 958 on roll
- Free school meals
- 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Replaced
- Kings High School (URN 132214)
- Address
- Hadow Road, Bournemouth, BH10 5HS
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources