The Bourne AcademyWinton Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

The Bourne Academy and Winton Academy are secondary schools in Bournemouth.

  • The Bourne Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Winton Academy scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Winton Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Bourne Academy was judged Good and Winton Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.2 for The Bourne Academy and 56.1 for Winton Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at The Bourne Academy (44.1 in 2021-22, 46.2 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Winton Academy (58.4 in 2021-22, 56.1 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

The Bourne Academy versus Winton Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthThe Bourne AcademyBournemouthWinton AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100B81/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3rd of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll958 902
Capacity1,050 900
LocationBournemouth, BH10 5HS Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
GCSE results
Attainment 846.2 56.1 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.2% 75.7% Stronger figure46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.2% 83.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Cohort135 169
A-level results
A-level entries47 Not reported
A-level average points24.5 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points25.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects4.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census946 906
Free school meals (ever 6)37.7% 18.9%
English as an additional language9.0% 16.1%
SEN support21.4% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan8.8% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence9.5% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.8% 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.

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