The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2023. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Bishop of Winchester Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 Year 7 entry, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 3 earlier years.
- 5 of the 16 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 82 first-choice applications for 149 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 19 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 53% (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Mallard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 1,162 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations of pupils at The Bishop of Winchester Academy.”
- “Pupils behave well in lessons.”
- “They learn to read, write and speak well.”
To improve
- “Bullying is not common, but some pupils are not confident that all teachers deal with it effectively.”
- “Pupils do not always tell someone when it happens.”
- “However, leaders do not always coordinate the provision well for a small number of pupils with complex needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 82 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 82 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Bournemouth School for Girls 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bournemouth School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Avonbourne Girls Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Glenmoor Academy 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Winton Academy 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Bourne Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Twynham School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
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