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Schools in BH11 postcode district

Schools in postcode district BH11. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a comparison of your neighbourhood with the wider BH11 area.

Covers: Bearwood, Bearwood & Merley, and Kinson

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of BH11. The list starts at 3 miles and you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

7state-funded schools in BH11, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  • 5Primary
  • 2Secondary
  • 2024–25DfE & Ofsted

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 7 schools in postcode district BH11. Numbered circles group nearby schools. Select one to zoom in, or use Show on map on a school card.

Map key (phases and markers)

Pin colour shows school phase. Letters on pins: P primary, S secondary. Ofsted and admissions are on each school card in the list.

School phase

  • Primary (P)
  • Secondary (S)
  • District centre
  • Numbered circles group nearby schools. Select one to zoom in.

How far from the BH11 centre?

Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list. Only schools whose postcode is in BH11 are included. We measure the straight-line distance from BH11 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.

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Bars compare each school with the average for the same type of school in BH11. The dark line marks that average, and the figures are written beside each bar. Pupils and needs describe who attends, not quality. If you are unsure what a figure means, see the data guide at the bottom of the page.

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  • Elm Academy

    PrimaryOfstedNo overall grade

    Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth BH11 9JN

    Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Trust: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

    · Report published 29 Jan 2025 · View on Ofsted

    New inspection format: no single overall grade.

    Latest visit (Jan 2025): no overall grade. Quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management and early years good; personal development outstanding. See the full Ofsted report.

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    77%Above average BH11 primary average 48.2% (5 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    94.6%Above average BH11 primary average 93.7% (5 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    14.3%Below average BH11 primary average 18.7% (5 schools)

    Roll vs capacityAround published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    364
    Free school meals
    35.8%
    SEN
    22.4%
    EAL
    26.2%

    0.2 milesstraight-line from BH11 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    PrimaryOfstedNo overall grade

    Durdells Avenue, Kinson, Bournemouth BH11 9EH

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: PLYMOUTH CAST

    · Report published 23 Jun 2025 · View on Ofsted

    New inspection format: no single overall grade.

    Latest visit (May 2025): no overall grade. Quality of education, leadership and management and early years require improvement; behaviour and attitudes and personal development good. See the full Ofsted report.

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    15%Below average BH11 primary average 48.2% (5 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    93.9%Close to average BH11 primary average 93.7% (5 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    15.8%Below average BH11 primary average 18.7% (5 schools)

    Roll vs capacityAround published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    302
    Free school meals
    17.5%
    SEN
    21.3%
    EAL
    19.2%

    0.3 milesstraight-line from BH11 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Heathlands Primary Academy

    PrimaryOfstedGood

    Springwater Road, Bournemouth BH11 8HB

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

    · Report published 20 Jul 2022 · View on Ofsted

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    38%Below average BH11 primary average 48.2% (5 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    90.4%Below average BH11 primary average 93.7% (5 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    33.3%Above average BH11 primary average 18.7% (5 schools)

    Roll vs capacityAround published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    164
    Free school meals
    70.1%
    SEN
    33.9%
    EAL
    20.2%

    0.5 milesstraight-line from BH11 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Kinson Academy

    PrimaryOfstedGood

    School Lane, Kinson, Bournemouth BH11 9DG

    Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Trust: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

    · Report published 23 Jun 2022 · View on Ofsted

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    65%Above average BH11 primary average 48.2% (5 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    94.6%Above average BH11 primary average 93.7% (5 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    17.9%Close to average BH11 primary average 18.7% (5 schools)

    Roll vs capacityAround published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    179
    Free school meals
    40.8%
    SEN
    22.5%
    EAL
    11.8%

    0.7 milesstraight-line from BH11 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

    PrimaryOfstedNo overall grade

    Barons Road, Bearwood, Bournemouth BH11 9UN

    Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Trust: HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST

    · Report published 3 Mar 2025 · View on Ofsted

    New inspection format: no single overall grade.

    Standards maintained

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    46%Close to average BH11 primary average 48.2% (5 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    95.2%Above average BH11 primary average 93.7% (5 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    12.1%Below average BH11 primary average 18.7% (5 schools)

    Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    253
    Free school meals
    23.5%
    SEN
    14.2%
    EAL
    11.3%

    1 milestraight-line from BH11 centre

    Walkable

    School page

Neighbourhood & area context

The figures below use three different geographies. Your neighbourhood appears when you add your full postcode. BH11 covers the schools and averages on this page. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is the whole council area for census figures, which may not match your street. We only show statistics we have for this district.

Area snapshot for BH11

Recorded crime and deprivation near local schools, and Ofsted outcomes for schools in BH11, each shown separately. All of these relate to this postcode district. We do not give the area an overall score.

  • Recorded crimeBelow England average70.3 crimes per 1,000 residents · September 2025 to August 2026Neighbourhoods around schools in BH11
  • Deprivation near schoolsMore deprived than average for EnglandIMD band 1 of 10 nationallyNeighbourhoods around schools in BH11
  • School inspectionsGenerally Good2 of 2 graded Good or Outstanding (7 schools in BH11)Schools in postcode district BH11

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to compare your street with BH11 and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

More local context

House prices, flood risk, broadband and transport for this postcode district, in addition to the snapshot above.

  • Typical house prices£309,673 (-4.5% year on year)Postcode district BH11 (where available)
  • Flood riskLowPostcode district BH11
  • BroadbandGigabit available (89%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)Postcode district BH11

Postcode district BH11

Schools and other averages for postcode district BH11. This matches the map and school list before you change the distance filter.

Schools in district
7 (5 primary, 2 secondary)
Average attendance
92.6%
Average free school meals
37.8%
Average SEN
22.1%
Average EAL
15.6%
Deprivation around local schools
More deprived than average for England
Recorded crime around local schools
70.3 per 1,000 residentsBelow England average
Average house price
£309,673 (-4.5% year on year)
Flood risk
Low
Broadband
Gigabit available (89%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)
Green space
Moderate – local parks and playing fields nearby
Council tax
Typical band B–C

Wider area: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Census figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. These figures are council-wide and are not broken down to your village or street.

Population
400,192
Households
167,008
Aged under 18
18.3%
Aged 16–64 (approx.)
60.1%
Aged 65+
21.6%
Ethnicity
White 91%, Asian 3%, Mixed 3%

About these figures: School statistics mostly 2024–25. Pipeline checked Oct 2026. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Crime is from data.police.uk, September 2025 to August 2026, for the neighbourhoods around schools in BH11. Use the (i) on each row for source and geography. Full methodology · Data updates

Common questions in this area

  • Close to published capacity near here?

    In BH11, 2 of 7 schools with roll-versus-capacity data are close to published capacity. That is not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee you will or will not get a place. Always check the local authority admissions rules and the school’s published PAN.

  • How far is the school run?

    Add your home postcode at the top of the page to see distances from your door. Until then, distances use BH11 centre. All figures are straight-line miles, not walking or driving time, and not catchment areas.

  • What changed recently?

    School and area figures come from open government releases (mostly 2024/25 where published). 7 schools here have a last inspection date on their cards; 4 show a plain-English note when Ofsted published area judgements without an overall grade.

    When we last refreshed data

Common questions about schools in BH11

How many schools are in the BH11 postcode district?
We list 7 state-funded schools whose address postcode starts with BH11: 5 primary, 2 secondary.
What areas does BH11 cover?
Postcode district BH11 spans Bearwood, Bearwood & Merley, and Kinson. Exact boundaries follow Royal Mail outward codes. Use the map and school addresses for a specific street.
What are Ofsted ratings like for schools in BH11?
Among state-funded schools on this page: 2 Good and 5 on the new inspection format (area judgements only). Grades are the latest published overall effectiveness or monitoring outcome. Always check the full report on Ofsted’s site.
What is school attendance like in BH11?
Across state-funded schools here with published absence data, mean attendance is about 92.6% (2024–25). Individual schools vary, so check each card.
Are BH11 schools hard to get into?
Of state-funded schools with a roll-versus-capacity label here: 2 close to published capacity, 1 below published capacity, 4 around published capacity. This is not applications versus offers. Check your council’s admissions booklet.

Postcode districts near BH11

  • BH10Ensbury Park, Kinson · 6 schools
  • BH12Poole, Parkstone · 10 schools
  • BH9Moordown, Winton · 6 schools
  • BH4Bournemouth, Talbot & Branksome Woods · 1 school
  • BH3Bournemouth, Talbot & Branksome Woods · 1 school
  • BH17Canford Heath, Poole · 10 schools
  • BH8Throop, Townsend · 9 schools
  • BH2Bournemouth, Bournemouth Central · 2 schools

Guide to school and area statistics

What the numbers on this page for BH11 mean. Area rows may still show (i) for data source and geography.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed.

School type
How the school is run. For example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll. For example 4–11 for primary, or 11–18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published Ofsted outcome and date where we have them, plus a link to the Ofsted reports site. State-funded schools inspected before September 2024 have one overall grade, such as Good. Later inspections grade separate areas instead, and report cards from November 2025 use a scale from exceptional to urgent improvement. These schools show ‘No overall grade’, with a short summary where we have one. Fee-paying association independent schools are usually inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) instead: we link to ISI reports and do not invent an Ofsted-style grade. Non-association independents inspected by Ofsted show the same Ofsted grades and report link when published in Ofsted’s open management information.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking and cycling times
With your full home postcode set, cards show a rough time such as “About 25 min walk, 8 min cycle (estimate)” for 1 mile. We add 30% to the straight-line distance for real streets, then use the Department for Transport’s default speeds of 5 km/h walking and 15 km/h cycling. We show a walking time up to 3 miles in a straight line and a cycling time up to 10 miles, and the miles only beyond that. This is an estimate, not a checked or safe route, and younger children often walk more slowly. Use the route link on the card to see the real journey. Beyond about 1 mile, cards also suggest park-and-stride: parking away from the gate and walking the last bit. Without a home postcode, cards show rough hints instead of times: about 1 mile or less may suit walking, and about 1 to 2.5 miles cycling.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals. Often used as one indicator of economic disadvantage in the catchment. Useful context, not a comment on pupils or families.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan. A higher figure can reflect inclusive admissions and experience, or more demand on staff. Check what is on site and talk to the SENCO.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Pupils whose first language is not English. Many schools support this well; if English at home matters to you, ask how beginners are taught in class. Not a measure of overall quality.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Roll vs capacity
Roll versus published GIAS capacity. Close to, around, or below published capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Attainment 8, the average GCSE-level score across eight subjects (Key Stage 4), or Progress 8 where that is the latest DfE figure for the school. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each school’s headline to others of the same phase on this page. Above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the snapshot and tables below: your postcode, this district, then the wider council area.

Area snapshot
Police recorded crime and deprivation in the neighbourhoods around schools in this postcode district, and Ofsted outcomes for schools here. Shown separately, not as one overall area mark.
More local context
House prices, flood risk, broadband and transport for this postcode district where we have them, alongside the snapshot.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1–10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them. Street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary. Check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability. Check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area. Your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area, not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Crimes recorded by police over the latest 12 months on data.police.uk, per 1,000 residents, in the small neighbourhoods where schools in this postcode district are located. Anti-social behaviour is not included. Police map each crime to a nearby point, so your street may differ. In town and city centres few people live but many visit, so the rate per resident can look very high. We leave the figure out where a police force has not published every month.
Using this page

Using this page

Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list: 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.