# The Bishop of Winchester Academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,162 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136120. [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,162
- Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- URN: 136120

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Bishop of Winchester Academy was 45.1, against 49.9 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 46.2 in England.
46.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 49.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.3% | 56.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65.9% | 74% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 205 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bournemouth School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournemouth-school-for-girls-e136996): 390 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 72.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Queen's Park Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-infant-academy-e139447): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Bournemouth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournemouth-school-e137452): 660 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 71.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Queen's Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-academy-e138860): 770 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-walburgas-catholic-primary-school-e113898): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 98% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Muscliff Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/muscliff-primary-school-e142436): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136120)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136120)

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