Secondary
Bournemouth School for Girls
Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 1290 of 1210 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2024
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
96%
72.2
2nd of 10 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bournemouth we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 72.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 6.46 |
| Entered the EBacc | 48% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96% |
| A level average points per entry | 37.54 |
| A level students | 164 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 94% |
| 22/23 | 92% |
| 23/24 | 95% |
| 24/25 | 96% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46.9 |
| 22/23 | 41.6 |
| 23/24 | 41.7 |
| 24/25 | 37.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.48 |
| 22/23 | +0.40 |
| 23/24 | +0.54 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 74.2 |
| 22/23 | 70.7 |
| 23/24 | 71.7 |
| 24/25 | 72.2 |
Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- David Sims
- Address
- Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
- Telephone
- 01202526289