Linwood School
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
- Distance
- 4.8km away
Portfield School
Parley Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BP
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
150
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Cohort Size
- 13
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 137
- Boys
- 111 (81%)
- Girls
- 26 (19%)
- Capacity
- 150 (91% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.2%
- EAL
- 5.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 81.5%
- White Other: 4.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.3%
- Asian Other: 2.3%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
81.5%
White British
4.6%
White Other
3.1%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Parley Lane
Christchurch, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113942
- UKPRN
- 10017071
- Establishment No.
- 7000
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