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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 23 state secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 3,995 pupils. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranks 26 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.6 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
57.9%
10.1 pts above England
Grade 7+ English & maths
18.0%
3.3 pts above England
Attainment 8
51.2
3.6 points above England
Council rank
26 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Bournemouth School for Girls (72.0); highest non-selective: Glenmoor Academy (59.3).
- Schools range from 34.0 to 72.0 on Attainment 8, a spread of 38.0 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 38.7, 15.9 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Bournemouth School for Girls (74.2).
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 4 grammar schools, which lift the council average. Compare the non-selective schools with each other. Grammar schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Most improved on 2025: The Cornerstone Academy, up 5.7 points to 46.7.
Every Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth School for GirlsGrammar · Girls | 177 | 72.0 | −0.2 | 100.0% | 94.9% | 58.8% | 74.2 |
| 2 | Bournemouth SchoolGrammar · Boys | 176 | 71.2 | −3.0 | 98.3% | 92.6% | 52.3% | 61.5 |
| 3 | Poole Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys | 178 | 70.2 | 0.0 | 98.3% | 92.7% | 50.6% | 57.3 |
| 4 | Parkstone Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls | 186 | 67.6 | −0.9 | 98.9% | 90.9% | 38.7% | 59.0 |
| 5 | Glenmoor AcademyGirls · Top 10% three years running | 173 | 59.3 | −1.4 | 87.3% | 81.5% | 23.1% | 52.9 |
| 6 | Winton AcademyBoys · Top 10% three years running | 169 | 56.1 | +0.7 | 83.4% | 75.7% | 24.9% | 43.4 |
| 7 | Avonbourne Girls Academy | 173 | 54.0 | +1.0 | 79.8% | 64.2% | 15.0% | 41.1 |
| 8 | St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolRoman Catholic | 237 | 49.2 | +2.2 | 77.6% | 54.9% | 9.3% | 41.0 |
| 9 | Twynham School | 259 | 48.4 | −5.1 | 76.4% | 50.6% | 11.2% | 37.6 |
| 10 | Highcliffe School | 244 | 48.1 | +1.1 | 73.4% | 50.0% | 8.2% | 35.2 |
| 11 | Poole High School | 307 | 48.1 | −2.9 | 70.4% | 50.2% | 12.1% | 40.9 |
| 12 | Avonbourne Boys' AcademyBoys | 138 | 47.4 | +0.1 | 71.7% | 56.5% | 16.7% | 42.3 |
| 13 | St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, PooleChurch of England/Roman Catholic | 179 | 46.7 | +0.3 | 68.2% | 42.5% | 8.4% | 31.1 |
| 14 | The Cornerstone Academy | 125 | 46.7 | +5.7 | 74.4% | 56.8% | 12.0% | 38.8 |
| 15 | The Bourne Academy | 135 | 46.2 | +2.0 | 65.2% | 42.2% | 8.9% | 39.5 |
| 16 | Magna Academy | 167 | 45.2 | +0.9 | 66.5% | 43.7% | 6.0% | 35.1 |
| 17 | The Bishop of Winchester AcademyChurch of England | 205 | 45.1 | −4.5 | 65.9% | 46.3% | 17.1% | 31.8 |
| 18 | Corfe Hills School | 239 | 44.0 | −2.7 | 69.5% | 44.4% | 5.4% | 32.7 |
| 19 | Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | 144 | 44.0 | — | 66.0% | 42.4% | 9.0% | 36.9 |
| 20 | The Grange School | 75 | 39.8 | +3.5 | 60.0% | 33.3% | 2.7% | 33.9 |
| 21 | LeAF Studio | 73 | 36.1 | −6.3 | 64.4% | 32.9% | 2.7% | 32.8 |
| 22 | St Aldhelm's Academy | 152 | 35.6 | +2.0 | 53.9% | 27.6% | 2.6% | 29.7 |
| 23 | Oak Academy | 84 | 34.0 | +1.5 | 45.2% | 26.2% | 2.4% | 30.7 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole against the rest of the South West
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole57.9%
- Torbay55.0%
- Gloucestershire53.8%
- Bath and North East Somerset53.2%
- Plymouth50.9%
- Devon46.6%
- North Somerset46.1%
- Swindon45.7%
- Bristol, City of45.1%
- Wiltshire44.7%
- Cornwall44.4%
- South Gloucestershire44.1%
- Dorset41.9%
- Somerset40.8%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.