Linwood School
Alma Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Linwood School is a special school in Bournemouth for ages 2 to 19. It is one of the 111 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025, report published 5 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 January 2025
At Linwood school pupils, including children in the early years and sixth-form students, are happy, safe and nurtured with care. The school has very high aspirations for pupils to succeed. Across the different campuses, pupils are enabled and supported to learn extremely well. Consequently, they are very well prepared for their next steps. Through the carefully constructed curriculum, pupils engage with learning a range of skills. The staff evaluate each pupil's learning needs with expertise. This results in highly bespoke approaches to the development of each pupil. For example, some pupils learn how to travel across the city by bus, while others study GCSEs in English and mathematics. This highly personalised approach to learning enables each pupil to flourish. Pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is exceptional. Children in the early years learn the routines of school very well. Sixth-form students manage their independent learning with maturity. Through very strong relationships with staff and each other, pupils learn the importance of friendship, kindness and consent. Throughout the curriculum, pupils learn and practise the concepts of individual liberty and democracy. They have many opportunities to communicate their ideas about the subjects they study.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
437 pupils on roll, with places for 472
Schools near Linwood School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langside School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Tregonwell Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 4.7 |
| Victoria Education Centre | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Lion Works School | 3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 3.3 |
| Winchelsea School | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 0.1 |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Talbot
- Phone
- 01202525107
- Address
- Alma Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- URN
- 113961
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.