Bournemouth School

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 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 27 February 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.

Bournemouth School 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 2026 Year 7 entry there were 238 first-choice applications for 179 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 19 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools.
For 2026 Year 7 entry, 178 offers went to first-choice families, while 60 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 96% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 74.2 (England 46).
There are 18.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 14.9 across 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: East Way, Bournemouth, BH8 9PY
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 1,320 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.4

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 27 February 2024

Strengths

“Pupils flourish at this exceptional school.”
“They are highly motivated and eager to make the most of school life.”
“Pupils consistently live up to these expectations.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 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)	74.2	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: 238 first-preference applications, 179 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.

Bournemouth School for Girls 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The Bishop of Winchester Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Glenmoor Academy 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Winton Academy 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Avonbourne Girls Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Avonbourne Boys' Academy 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The Bourne Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Oak Academy 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published