Best Secondary Schools in Bournemouth

We checked all 15 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and list every one: 11 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
15
Ranked
11
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bournemouth. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bournemouth also has 31 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole also has rankings for Poole.

Ranked secondary schools in Bournemouth

  1. 1

    Bournemouth School

    Academy, Selective, 1,320 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    74.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    96%

  2. 2

    Bournemouth School for Girls

    Academy, Selective, 1,290 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    72.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    96%

  3. 3

    Glenmoor Academy

    Academy, 902 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    60.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    78.6%

  4. 4

    Winton Academy

    Academy, 902 pupils, inspected December 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    73.4%

  5. 5

    Avonbourne Girls Academy

    Academy, 1,160 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    53.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.7%

  6. 6

    Avonbourne Boys' Academy

    Academy, 846 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    58.6%

  7. 7

    The Bishop of Winchester Academy

    Academy, 1,162 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.6%

  8. 8

    St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

    Academy, 1,967 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.9%

  9. 9

    The Bourne Academy

    Academy, 958 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.6%

  10. 10

    LeAF Studio

    Free school, 458 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    42.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.8%

  11. 11

    Oak Academy

    Academy, 647 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    32.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    13.6%

Secondary schools in Bournemouth without a rank