Avonbourne Girls Academy
Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Michelle Dyer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,538
- Pupils on roll
- 1,160
- URN
- 138193
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202398451
About this school
Avonbourne Girls Academy is a secondary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Avonbourne Girls Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 132 | 186 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 | 48.7 | 53.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.75 +0.49 to +1.02 | +0.40 +0.17 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59.7% | 61.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 74.7% | 79.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 47.3% | 51.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Avonbourne Girls Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.1 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.7 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 989 |
| 2023/24 | 1,115 |
| 2024/25 | 1,188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Avonbourne Girls Academy compares
Avonbourne Girls Academy ranked 8th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53 | 7.2% | 24.7% | 1,160 | — |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | 47.3 | 6.5% | 27.6% | 846 | 0.0 miles |
| The Bishop of Winchester Academy | 49.6 | 10.2% | 23.2% | 1,162 | 1.2 miles |
| Bournemouth School for Girls | 72.2 | 5.7% | 6.6% | 1,290 | 1.4 miles |
| Bournemouth School | 74.2 | 4.8% | 6.6% | 1,320 | 1.5 miles |
| Twynham School | 53.5 | 8% | 18.4% | 1,651 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.71%
- English as an additional language
- 33.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.19%
- Persistent absence
- 20.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
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The Bishop of Winchester Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
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Bournemouth School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
Bournemouth School1.5 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
Twynham School2.0 miles
Secondary · Christchurch
Other schools in Bournemouth
Avonbourne Girls Academy ranks 5th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Bournemouth.
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy Secondary
- Bournemouth School Secondary
- Bournemouth School for Girls Secondary
- Glenmoor Academy Secondary
- LeAF Studio Secondary
- Oak Academy Secondary
- The Bishop of Winchester Academy Secondary
- The Bourne Academy Secondary
- Winton Academy Secondary
- Avonwood Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bethany Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Avonbourne Girls Academy teach?
- Avonbourne Girls Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the principal of Avonbourne Girls Academy?
- The principal of Avonbourne Girls Academy is Mrs Michelle Dyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avonbourne Girls Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avonbourne Girls Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Avonbourne Girls Academy?
- Avonbourne Girls Academy has 1,160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Avonbourne Girls Academy full?
- Avonbourne Girls Academy has capacity for 1,538 pupils and 1,160 on roll (75%), 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 Avonbourne Girls Academy a faith school?
- No. Avonbourne Girls Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Avonbourne Girls Academy a selective school?
- No. Avonbourne Girls Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Avonbourne Girls Academy part of an academy trust?
- Avonbourne Girls Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Avonbourne Girls Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.1 in 2022/23 and 53 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Avonbourne Girls Academy compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Avonbourne Girls Academy ranked 8th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Avonbourne Girls Academy's absence rate?
- Avonbourne Girls Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Avonbourne Girls Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avonbourne Girls Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 1 July 2026.