SCHOOL PROFILE

The Bishop of Winchester Academy: data, trends and context

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136120
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Trust
THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
BH8 9PW
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,162
FSM eligible
22.8%
EAL / First language other than English
18.2%
SEND (total)
18.2%
SEN Support
14.5%
EHCP
3.7%
White British
62.1%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.8%
Overall absence
10.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Severe absence
5.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleLocal authority92.0%8.0%2.7%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
20.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
6.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.34%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
49.6
English & maths grade 5+
52.6%
English & maths grade 4+
72.4%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The Bishop of Winchester Academy against 25 similar schools

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The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.