The Bishop of Winchester AcademyAvonbourne Boys' Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

The Bishop of Winchester Academy and Avonbourne Boys' Academy are secondary schools in Bournemouth.

  • The Bishop of Winchester Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Avonbourne Boys' Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Avonbourne Boys' Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Bishop of Winchester Academy was judged Good and Avonbourne Boys' Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.6 for The Bishop of Winchester Academy and 47.3 for Avonbourne Boys' Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at The Bishop of Winchester Academy (45.3 in 2021-22, 49.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Avonbourne Boys' Academy (47.1 in 2021-22, 47.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Bishop of Winchester Academy versus Avonbourne Boys' Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthThe Bishop of Winchester AcademyBournemouthAvonbourne Boys' AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking13th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 7th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,178 840
Capacity1,250 900
LocationBournemouth, BH8 9PW Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
GCSE results
Attainment 849.6 Stronger figure47.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.6% 58.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths72.4% 75.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc45.4% 47.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.42 Stronger figure4.38 4.09
Cohort196 162
A-level results
A-level entries39 Not reported
A-level average points31.5 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points33.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,178 840
Free school meals (ever 6)23.2% 27.6%
English as an additional language18.3% 31.5%
SEN support14.9% 20.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence10.2% 6.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.0% 18.4% 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.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy

Avonbourne Boys' Academy

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