Bournemouth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 137452
- Address
- East Way, BH8 9PY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1230 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 95.9%
- Girls
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.1%
White British 59.8%
Mixed 10%
Indian 7.8%
Other White 7.6%
Chinese 3.3%
Other 3.3%
Other Asian 3%
Unclassified 1.5%
African 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 94%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 70.8
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.65
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 152 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 151 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 66 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| French | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
Bournemouth School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 43
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 185 0 |
| Year 8 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 9 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 10 | 174 174 0 |
| Year 11 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 12 | 176 146 30 |
| Year 13 | 154 134 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 35.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 86.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 63.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 59.0% 24.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 57.0% 20.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.1% 1.7% |