Secondary
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 846 of 900 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
59%
47.3
6th of 10 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bournemouth we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 |
| Entered the EBacc | 48% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 57% |
| 22/23 | 59% |
| 23/24 | 53% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.44 |
| 22/23 | +0.45 |
| 23/24 | +0.28 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.1 |
| 22/23 | 49.4 |
| 23/24 | 45.7 |
| 24/25 | 47.3 |
Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Michelle Dyer
- Address
- Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
- Telephone
- 01202398451