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Avonbourne Boys' Academy

Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2023

At a glance

A state boys' secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Bournemouth. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2023). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 146 families put it first for 169 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 846
Gender: Boys
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Michelle Dyer
Opened: Aug 2019

School website 01202398451 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 29 Nov 2023

OutstandingOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 162 pupils

Attainment 8

47.3

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

58.6%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

75.3%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.28

2023/24 · CI 0.02 to 0.54

This school

47.3

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

50.5

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 138171), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

169

1st preferences

146

All applications

526

1st prefs per place

0.86

Fewer first choices than places

130 of 146 first-preference applicants were offered a place (89%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

840

Capacity

900

94% full

Girls / boys

0/100

Boys

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)27.6%
English as an additional language31.5%
SEN support20.5%
Education, Health and Care plan2.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.