Winton Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole·BH10 4HT
Composite score
69.2
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#440
National rank
#27
In South West
#6
In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
55.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
73%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
88%
% EBacc grade 5+
33%
EBacc average points score
5.04

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
74%
217 first choices, 184 places
First choices per place
1.18
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
580
any preference, for 184 places
Last place offered lived
1.03 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1653 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.13
00.511.52
1 per place
1.4120221.2320231.0620241.0520251.182026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “Category 4 (distance) - Last distance offered within Category 4: 1.027 miles by”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
906
Gender
Boys
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
16.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.7%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
11.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
7.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£13,105
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
94%
197 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
83%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
6%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Winton Academy at a glance

Located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Winton Academy is a boys' secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 906 pupils aged 11 to 16. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 55.4 — above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of secondary schools in England.

73% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 88% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Winton Academy is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 217 first choices for 184 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.03 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 7.3 pupils per teacher. Winton Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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