The Bishop of Winchester Academy

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–18MixedChurch of EnglandSixth form

Mallard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9PW

Principal · Mr Paul McKeown

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Key facts

Pupils1,162Capacity 1,250

OfstedGoodInspected 21 February 2023

TrustThe Bishop of Winchester Academy Trust

Free school meals23.7%

SEN provisionSEN unit

Good

Graded inspection on 21 February 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 82 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered149

Applications477

First choice82

First-choice offers82

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).