This schoolOther secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 11 December 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry580 applications · 184 places offered · 217 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
- 2025 2.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2024 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2023 3.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2022 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2021 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
- 2020 3.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0
- 2019 3.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2018 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2017 2.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2016 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2015 2.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2014 2.6; 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 | 184 | 580 | 3.2 | 217 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2025 | 174 | 483 | 2.8 | 182 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2024 | 177 | 566 | 3.2 | 187 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 176 | 553 | 3.1 | 216 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 178 | 576 | 3.2 | 251 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 575 | 3.2 | 214 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2020 | 174 | 578 | 3.3 | 274 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2019 | 176 | 616 | 3.5 | 271 | 1.54 |
| Sep 2018 | 179 | 526 | 2.9 | 236 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2017 | 180 | 449 | 2.5 | 177 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 173 | 378 | 2.2 | 162 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 132 | 334 | 2.5 | 114 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 | 117 | 303 | 2.6 | 101 | 0.86 |
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.) | 169 | 56.1 | 76% | 83% | – |
| 2024/25 | 173 | 55.4 | 73% | 88% | – |
| 2023/24 | 182 | 55.8 | 74% | 87% | +0.81 |
| 2022/23 | 197 | 55.8 | 75% | 87% | +0.76 |
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
- Winton AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20243.2applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
- 0.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20243.0applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleOutstanding20242.2applications per place 71.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleOutstanding20242.2applications per place 72.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202436.1Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20233.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRequires significant improvement 20261.2applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140007 · 839/4004
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 902 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- Winton Arts and Media College (URN 113872)
- Address
- Winton Way, Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources