Avonbourne Girls Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

3.652 miles

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

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Avonbourne Girls Academy is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.

Avonbourne Girls 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	3.652 mi
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

The last Year 7 2026 place went to a child 3.652 miles away: longest of 7 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 3 of the 4 years with a published outcome.
Year 7 2026 saw 172 first-choice applications for 204 offers; 171 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 62% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); at A level the average grade was D+ (England B-).

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: Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–19
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 1,160 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.9

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at Avonbourne Girls Academy.”
“They relish meeting the high expectations the school has of how they behave and what they can achieve.”
“The purposeful and friendly atmosphere is underpinned by warm, supportive relationships.”

To improve

“Some pupils have not achieved as well as their peers in public examinations in the past.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 November 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)	62%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	53	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	D+	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: 172 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 171 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.

Avonbourne Boys' Academy 0.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The Bishop of Winchester Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Bournemouth School for Girls 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Bournemouth School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Twynham School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
Glenmoor Academy 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Winton Academy 2.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
The Grange School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published