Bournemouth School
About the school
Bournemouth School is an 11–18 boys grammar school, with a co-educational sixth form, located in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, for children aged 11 to 18. The school was founded by E. Fenwick and opened on 22 January 1901, admitting 54 boys.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 February 2024
- Published
- 2 May 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 74.2
- Bournemouth
- 50.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bournemouth
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 96.00%
- Bournemouth
- 56.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 98.90%
- Bournemouth
- 74.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 90.80%
- Bournemouth
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 7.17
- Bournemouth
- 4.54
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 40.24
AAB or better
- School
- 28.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1284
Girls
3.82%
Boys
96.18%
SEN support
4.13%
Education, health and care plan
0.86%
English as an additional language
13.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.56%
Overall absence
4.82
Persistent absence
10.53
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
152
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
98%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
138
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
61%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
20%