The Bishop of Winchester Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 82 families put this school as their first choice, and 149 places were offered. 82 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 21 February 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1162 (capacity 1250)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Winchester

Academy trust

THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01202512697

Address

Mallard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9PW

Website

tbowa.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports