Linwood SchoolLangside School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Linwood School and Langside School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Linwood School was judged exceptional and Langside School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Linwood School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BournemouthLinwood School | PooleLangside School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Non-maintained special school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 2-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 437 | 32 | |
| Capacity | 472 | 44 | |
| Location | Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ | Poole, BH12 5BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 26 | 2 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 411 | 32 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 42.8% | 10.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.8% | 9.4% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.1% Stronger figure | 22.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.7% Stronger figure | 55.6% | 15.8% |
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.
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.
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