Bournemouth SchoolWinton Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bournemouth.

Summary of the comparison

Bournemouth School and Winton Academy are secondary schools in Bournemouth.

  • Bournemouth School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Winton Academy scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bournemouth School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bournemouth School was judged Outstanding and Winton Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.2 for Bournemouth School and 55.4 for Winton Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Bournemouth School (72.3 in 2021-22, 74.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Winton Academy (58.4 in 2021-22, 55.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bournemouth School versus Winton Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthBournemouth SchoolBournemouthWinton AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureB81/100
Local ranking2nd of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure3rd of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderBoys Boys
Pupils on roll1,284 906
Capacity1,100 900
LocationBournemouth, BH8 9PY Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
GCSE results
Attainment 874.2 Stronger figure55.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths96.0% Stronger figure73.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.9% Stronger figure87.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc90.8% Stronger figure51.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score7.17 Stronger figure5.04 4.09
Cohort174 173
A-level results
A-level entries166 Not reported
A-level average points40.2 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points39.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects28.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,284 906
Free school meals (ever 6)6.6% 18.9%
English as an additional language13.2% 16.1%
SEN support4.1% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.5% 9.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bournemouth School

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