Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
St Osmund's Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9JY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Wyborn
- Religious ethos
- Multi-faith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 283
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 113929
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202714110
About this school
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School is a Christian independent school in Poole. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1908, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 16
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria Education Centre0.9 miles
Special schools · Poole
-
The Quay School1.4 miles
Academies · Poole
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Talbot Heath School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Bournemouth
-
Langside School1.9 miles
Special schools · Poole
-
Winchelsea School1.9 miles
Special schools · Poole
Other schools in Poole
- Yarrells Preparatory School Independent schools
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
- Canford Heath Junior School Primary
- Courthill Infant School Primary
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Haymoor Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School teach?
- Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School is Mrs Karen Wyborn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School?
- Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School full?
- Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School has capacity for 283 pupils and 238 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School a faith school?
- Yes. Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School is designated Christian.
- Does Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.