The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Mallard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
1,162 pupils · 93% of 1,250 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 February 2023, published 4 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 72.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.55 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 82 | 477 | 122 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 200 | 148 | 527 | 186 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 207 | 178 | 589 | 207 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 208 | 194 | 618 | 208 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 205 | 178 | 684 | 205 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 206 | 152 | 660 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 229 | 717 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 208 | 208 | 753 | 208 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bournemouth School for Girls 0.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Bournemouth School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy 1.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Avonbourne Girls Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Glenmoor Academy 2.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Winton Academy 3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.