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Schools in Bournemouth

Bournemouth has 49 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority area.

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About schools in Bournemouth

Bournemouth lists 49 schools, most of them primary schools. Its ten secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 29 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
53.4
average Attainment 8 score, across the 12 schools with published results

Primary schools29

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Secondary schools10

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

All-through schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Special schools and alternative provision3

Independent schools5

Common questions about schools in Bournemouth

How many schools does Bournemouth have?
OfferDay lists 49 schools in Bournemouth, including 29 primary schools and ten secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Bournemouth?
Every school in Bournemouth is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Bournemouth ranked?
OfferDay ranks schools in Bournemouth where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.