The Bishop of Winchester Academy

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth EastConstituency

BH8 9PWPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,162 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.42

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,162

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,162
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Sept 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.