Twynham School
Sopers Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1JF
1,651 pupils · 100% of 1,650 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TWYNHAM LEARNING
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 1 May 2024, published 9 June 2024. 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 | 53.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 62.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 82.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 66.7% |
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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 206 | 192 | 634 | 205 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 261 | 243 | 610 | 261 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 255 | 273 | 729 | 255 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 259 | 261 | 695 | 259 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 257 | 303 | 698 | 257 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 259 | 349 | 787 | 259 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 261 | 343 | 767 | 261 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 260 | 276 | 608 | 260 |
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
- The Grange School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy 3.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Avonbourne Girls Academy 3.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Highcliffe School 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Bishop of Winchester Academy 5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bournemouth School for Girls 5.3 km · Outstanding (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.