Winton Academy
Winton Way, Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Leon Lima
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 902
- URN
- 140007
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202529738
About this school
Winton Academy is a boys' secondary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 902 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 197 | 182 | 173 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.8 | 55.8 | 55.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.76 +0.56 to +0.96 | +0.81 +0.60 to +1.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 74.2% | 73.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 87.4% | 87.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 52.7% | 51.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
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 Winton 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 | 55.8 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.8 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.4 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 929 |
| 2023/24 | 908 |
| 2024/25 | 906 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winton Academy compares
Winton Academy ranked 6th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.4 | 4.5% | 18.9% | 902 | — |
| Glenmoor Academy | 60.7 | 5.4% | 23.7% | 902 | 0.1 miles |
| The Bourne Academy | 44.2 | 9.5% | 37.7% | 958 | 0.8 miles |
| Bournemouth School | 74.2 | 4.8% | 6.6% | 1,320 | 1.4 miles |
| Oak Academy | 32.5 | 11.2% | 46.2% | 647 | 1.7 miles |
| Bournemouth School for Girls | 72.2 | 5.7% | 6.6% | 1,290 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.87%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 9.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glenmoor Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
The Bourne Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
Bournemouth School1.4 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
Oak Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
Bournemouth School for Girls1.7 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Bournemouth
Winton Academy ranks 4th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Bournemouth.
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy Secondary
- Avonbourne Girls 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
- Avonwood Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bethany Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Winton Academy teach?
- Winton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Winton Academy?
- The headteacher of Winton Academy is Leon Lima, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Winton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winton 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 big is Winton Academy?
- Winton Academy has 902 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Winton Academy full?
- Winton Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 902 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Winton Academy a faith school?
- No. Winton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Winton Academy a selective school?
- No. Winton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Winton Academy?
- Winton 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 Winton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.8 in 2022/23 and 55.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winton Academy rank locally?
- Winton Academy ranked 6th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winton Academy's absence rate?
- Winton Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winton 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.