Bournemouth School for Girls

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Not published

From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Bournemouth School for Girls is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.

Bournemouth School for Girls 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	Not published
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

For Year 7 2026 there were 239 first-choice applications for 180 offers; 178 offers went to first-choice families and 61 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 96% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 72.2 (England 46).
That 2024/25 GCSE English and maths figure was the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.

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: Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 1,290 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024

Strengths

“Bournemouth School for Girls is a joyous place.”
“Pupils flourish academically and socially.”
“They are passionate about their learning and embrace the multitude of wider development opportunities that the school provides.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2024 (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)	96%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	72.2	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	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: 239 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 178 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.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
Bournemouth School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Avonbourne Boys' Academy 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Avonbourne Girls Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Glenmoor Academy 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Winton Academy 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
The Bourne Academy 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Oak Academy 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published