Twynham School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
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- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Christchurch, BH23 1JF
- Distance
- 2.1km away
The Grange School
Redvers Road, Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Local ranking18th of 24 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
769
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 28 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 33.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 75
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- 16-18 Cohort
- 36
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 470
- Boys
- 215 (50%)
- Girls
- 214 (50%)
- Capacity
- 769 (56% full)
- SEND
- 31.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.9%
- EAL
- 12.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.9%
- SEN Support
- 23.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 25.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,568/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 15.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 40.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 82.6%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Black African: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
82.6%
White British
6.2%
White Other
3.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Redvers Road
Christchurch, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 141378
- UKPRN
- 10047507
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- TWYNHAM LEARNING
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