Linwood School
Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
437 pupils · 104% of 422 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 28 January 2025, published 5 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- St Martin's School 0.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cambian Wing College 0.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Kings Bournemouth 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Park School 1.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Bournemouth University 2.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Arts University Bournemouth 2.1 km · No Ofsted rating
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.