Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolBallard School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Bournemouth Collegiate School and Ballard School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 29.6 for Bournemouth Collegiate School and 32.2 for Ballard School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Bournemouth Collegiate School (24.8 in 2021-22, 29.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ballard School (30.7 in 2021-22, 32.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bournemouth Collegiate School versus Ballard School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthBournemouth Collegiate SchoolNew MiltonBallard SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionIndependent SchoolIndependent School
School typeOther independent school Other independent school
Age range11-19 2-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll353 456
Capacity400 510
LocationBournemouth, BH5 2DY New Milton, BH25 5SU
GCSE results
Attainment 829.6 32.2 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths0.0% 0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths0.0% 0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score2.57 3.01 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort67 62
A-level results
A-level entries28 Not reported
A-level average points36.1 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points37.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census385 475
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support24.2% 39.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 0.6%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Pupils on roll

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