This schoolOther secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 11 June 2019Graded 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 entry568 applications · 190 places offered · 232 named it first
- 2026 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
- 2025 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2024 3.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2023 3.2; 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 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2018 2.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2017 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2016 2.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2015 2.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2014 2.9; 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 | 190 | 568 | 3.0 | 232 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2025 | 177 | 530 | 3.0 | 198 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2024 | 180 | 562 | 3.1 | 183 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 178 | 567 | 3.2 | 227 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2022 | 179 | 574 | 3.2 | 248 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2021 | 177 | 564 | 3.2 | 203 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2020 | 175 | 577 | 3.3 | 284 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2019 | 179 | 573 | 3.2 | 271 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 439 | 2.4 | 192 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2017 | 166 | 361 | 2.2 | 143 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 148 | 336 | 2.3 | 133 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 127 | 314 | 2.5 | 113 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 | 91 | 260 | 2.9 | 78 | 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.) | 173 | 59.3 | 82% | 87% | – |
| 2024/25 | 173 | 60.7 | 79% | 91% | – |
| 2023/24 | 166 | 60.4 | 82% | 91% | +1.14 |
| 2022/23 | 176 | 60.5 | 83% | 89% | +1.11 |
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
- Glenmoor AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20243.0applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- 0.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Outstanding20243.2applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleOutstanding20242.2applications per place 71.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleOutstanding20242.2applications per place 72.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20233.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202436.1Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20243.7applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140008 · 839/4005
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 902 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- Glenmoor School (URN 113871)
- Address
- Beswick Avenue, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources