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Kings Bournemouth

Independent · ages 14-25MixedIndependent65 pupilsSixth formBournemouthBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places235 spare65 pupils, 300 places
Average A level gradeC+2024/25
Pupils on roll65Census January 2024

Kings Bournemouth is an independent school in Bournemouth for boys and girls aged 14 to 25. It has 65 pupils and room for 300.

58 Braidley Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6LD01202 293535kingseducation.comMr Andrew Roper headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

13 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score3.4
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 4.64.620182022: 4.44.420222023: 1.91.920232024: 2.12.120242025: 3.43.42025
Since 2018: -1.2
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 111321151158
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 83.42.11.94.44.650.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%56%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%75%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.090.070.000.000.004.564.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%43%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 1 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here
HumanitiesBusiness6

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Business60%33%50%51%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

13 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+34.2 points per entry
A level progress+0.27Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1319132083109
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry34.1727.9117.8925.6034.71
Average A level gradeC+C-D-C-C+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS30.5628.6118.7525.56
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects0%8%0%13%
A level progressA level value added+0.27+0.43

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
2.83.9
Gap 1.1England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll65Census January 2024
Places30022% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan17%11 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls37 / 28
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll6574117108136116
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%2%15%6%8%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans14%7%2%0%0%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 13 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training54%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training54%32%62%
Education46%32%54%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work8%0%8%
Not in education, work or training0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m23712 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate244 per 1,000 people168% higher than the England average
Typical house price£335,000Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Nearest bus stop110 mMerlewood Close, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Livingstone Academy BournemouthFree school810 m1,006Good 202466Compare
St Martin's SchoolIndependent860 m70Not inspectedCompare
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles599No overall grade 202468Compare
Malmesbury Park Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles693Good 202226Compare
Linwood SchoolCouncil0.8 miles437No overall grade 2025Compare
Talbot Heath SchoolIndependent1.0 miles427Not inspectedCompare
Cambian Wing CollegeSpecial post 16 institution1.2 milesNot inspectedCompare
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles392Requires improvement 20246Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Kings Bournemouth a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Kings Bournemouth yet.

How good are Kings Bournemouth's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 3.4, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Kings Bournemouth have?

65 pupils aged 14 to 25 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 300 places, so it is 22% full.

Does Kings Bournemouth have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C+.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
58 Braidley Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6LD
Telephone
01202 293535
Website
www.kingseducation.com
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Roper
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 14-25, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ward
Bournemouth Central
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
29 June 2012 (new provision)
URN
138333 · LAESTAB 8396009 · UKPRN 10037773

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from