Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Linwood School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.73
- Progress 8
- [-2.22, -1.24]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 32 | 0.3 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 35 | 1.5 | -1.73 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2022/2023 | 31 | 1.1 | -1.47 | 3.2% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 28 | 1.5 | -1.89 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
EBacc figures stop at 2023/2024: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
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Other secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 113961 |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Community special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 2-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Gemma Talbot |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | BH9 1AJ |
| Pupils | 411 |
| FSM eligible | 41.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Alma Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 1AJ
http://www.linwood.bournemouth.sch.uk/1202525107| DfE number | 7012 |
| UKPRN | 10017916 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 5 Mar 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 28 Jan 2025 |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2025 |