Winchelsea School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth WestConstituency

BH12 4LLPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Winchelsea School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 248 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.1
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

248

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 248
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
15 Jul 2015	Good	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.