Bournemouth School for Girls
Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
1,290 pupils · 107% of 1,210 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
Ofsted
Outstanding (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 8 May 2024, published 17 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 | 72.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 96% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 99.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 48% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 180 | 239 | 392 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 180 | 238 | 378 | 180 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 180 | 245 | 391 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 179 | 245 | 398 | 179 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 261 | 383 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 172 | 353 | 535 | 172 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 179 | 221 | 356 | 179 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 238 | 381 | 179 |
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 Bishop of Winchester Academy 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bournemouth School 0.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy 2.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Avonbourne Girls Academy 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Glenmoor Academy 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Winton Academy 2.7 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.