Park School
Park School is an independent school in Bournemouth for boys and girls aged 0 to 11. It has 360 pupils and room for 420.
43-49 Queens Park South Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 9BJ01202 396640parkschool.co.ukMrs Nadia Ward headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 360 | 349 | 356 | 372 | 381 | 370 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 21% | 6% | 19% | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Park Academy | Academy | 650 m | 572 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| Cambian Wing College | Special post 16 institution | 770 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | Academy | 920 m | 177 | Good 2023 | 26 | Compare |
| Bethany Church of England Junior School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 308 | Good 2022 | 9 | Compare |
| Avonwood Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 456 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| The Bishop of Winchester Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,162 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
| Malmesbury Park Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 693 | Good 2022 | 26 | Compare |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,160 | No overall grade 2024 | 84 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Park School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Park School yet.
How many pupils does Park School have?
360 pupils aged 0 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 420 places, so it is 86% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 43-49 Queens Park South Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 9BJ
- Telephone
- 01202 396640
- Website
- www.parkschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nadia Ward
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 October 1957
- URN
- 113939 · LAESTAB 8396006 · UKPRN 10071141
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.