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Other · BH12 · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Winchelsea School

Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4LL

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.5%
AttainmentAttainment 8: 0.1
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils248

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Jul 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — curriculum and teaching, achievement and post-16 provision expected standard; inclusion, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and governance and early years strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BH12. Where we have them, council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
248
Free school meals
34.9%
5.7% above district average (29.2%)

Also: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 49.2% · England 49.2%

SEN
100%
66.1% above district average (33.9%)

Also: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 100% · England 99.9%

EAL
14%
4.5% below district average (18.5%)
Attendance
94.5%
0.6% below district average (95.1%)

Also: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 86.7% · England 87.2%

Persistent absence
10.6%
Attainment
Attainment 8: 0.1

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BH12 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.6%
  • 2021/2292.4%
  • 2022/2389.9%
  • 2023/2491.4%
  • 2024/2590.2%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/230%
  • 2023/240%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
250
Pupils on roll
248

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
SEN unit · SPLD, VI, OTH, HI
Need types
SPLDVIOTHHISLCNASDSEMHMSIMLDSLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates