Academy converter · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth School

11–18Ages
1,320Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137452URN

East Way, Bournemouth, BH8 9PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSelective

384 applications for 179 places · 16th of 21 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

71.2of 90

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 47.4 England 46.0

2nd of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

384 applications · 179 places offered · 238 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
2025 1.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2021 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
2020 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2015 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2014 1.8; 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

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	179	384	2.2	238	1.33
Sep 2025	178	332	1.9	215	1.21
Sep 2024	180	388	2.2	266	1.48
Sep 2023	177	373	2.1	240	1.36
Sep 2022	179	365	2.0	218	1.22
Sep 2021	179	461	2.6	304	1.70
Sep 2020	179	352	2.0	230	1.28
Sep 2019	180	374	2.1	230	1.28
Sep 2018	151	338	2.2	230	1.52
Sep 2017	150	305	2.0	215	1.43
Sep 2016	148	337	2.3	214	1.45
Sep 2015	145	289	2.0	182	1.26
Sep 2014	147	257	1.8	169	1.15

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

176 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)71.22nd of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths93%3rd of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths98%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 72% England 66%

This school
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.71

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	176	71.2	93%	98%	–
2024/25	174	74.2	96%	99%	–
2023/24	180	73.3	96%	100%	+0.71
2022/23	152	70.8	94%	99%	+0.56

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

Bournemouth SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 71.2Attainment 8 Selective
Bournemouth School for Girls
0.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 72.0Attainment 8 Selective
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
0.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2023

3.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Glenmoor Academy
2.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
Winton Academy
2.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
Avonbourne Girls Academy
2.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
2.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
2.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2024

3.7applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
The Bourne Academy
3.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137452 · 839/5400
Trust: Bournemouth School
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 1,320 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Bournemouth School (URN 113900)
Address: East Way, Bournemouth, BH8 9PY
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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