Schools in BH

Schools in BH

195 schools in BH: 116 primary, 37 secondary and 42 other, including 20 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 186 that publish a capacity are 89% full overall, and 24 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

  All-through · ages 4–18 · Faith school · 1,967 pupils · 119% full
  Good

  4.8 miles · September 2023
• Poole High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,891 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  4.4 miles · September 2022
• Twynham School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,651 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  4.9 miles · May 2024
• Lytchett Minster School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,624 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  7.3 miles · February 2023
• Ringwood School Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,592 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  8.2 miles · November 2022
• Highcliffe School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,519 pupils · 104% full
  Good

  7.5 miles · June 2023
• Queen Elizabeth's School

  Secondary · ages 13–18 · Faith school · 1,375 pupils · 87% full
  Needs improvement

  6.2 miles · October 2023
• Bournemouth School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · 1,320 pupils · 120% full
  Excellent

  1.5 miles · February 2024
• Bournemouth School for Girls

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,290 pupils · 107% full
  Excellent

  1.7 miles · May 2024
• Parkstone Grammar School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,241 pupils · 95% full
  Excellent

  4.1 miles · April 2024
• Poole Grammar School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · 1,224 pupils · 89% full
  Good

  3.8 miles · March 2024
• The Bishop of Winchester Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,162 pupils · 93% full
  Good

  1.9 miles · February 2023
• Avonbourne Girls Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,160 pupils · 75% full
  Good

  3.0 miles · June 2023
• Ferndown Upper School

  Secondary · ages 13–19 · 1,134 pupils · 99% full
  Excellent

  3.9 miles · March 2026
• St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,093 pupils · 95% full
  Good

  3.1 miles · November 2022
• The Purbeck School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,022 pupils · 87% full
  Not rated

  11 miles
• Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

  All-through · ages 4–19 · 1,006 pupils · 67% full
  Good

  2.2 miles · April 2024
• The Bourne Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 958 pupils · 91% full
  Good

  0.5 miles · November 2019
• Corfe Hills School

  Secondary · ages 13–18 · 943 pupils · 55% full
  Good

  5.1 miles · September 2021
• Magna Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 938 pupils · 85% full
  Good

  3.2 miles · March 2023
• Glenmoor Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Girls · 902 pupils · 100% full
  Excellent

  0.2 miles · June 2019
• Winton Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Boys · 902 pupils · 100% full
  Excellent

  0.3 miles · May 2024
• Avonbourne Boys' Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Boys · 846 pupils · 94% full
  Excellent

  3.0 miles · November 2023
• Winton Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 840 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  0.5 miles · May 2024
• The Arnewood School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 839 pupils · 70% full
  Good

  10.0 miles · March 2026
• Kingsleigh Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 779 pupils · 93% full
  Good

  0.5 miles · November 2023
• Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 718 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  3.3 miles · October 2014
• Malmesbury Park Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 693 pupils · 108% full
  Good

  1.9 miles · March 2022
• Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 651 pupils · 100% full
  Needs improvement

  8.2 miles · June 2024
• Canford School

  Other · ages 13–18 · Independent · Faith school · 650 pupils · 96% full
  Not rated

  3.8 miles

And 165 more.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.