Living in Bournemouth with children
Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 196,453 people in 84,691 households; 24.7% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
46 schools: 29 state primary, 12 state secondary, 5 privateBournemouth on the schools map →Every school in Bournemouth, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (29)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School | Good | 1st (1/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Winton Primary School | School remains Good | Top 4% (2/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | Top 6% (3/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Avonwood Primary School | Outstanding | Top 8% (4/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| St Katharine's Church of England Primary School | Outstanding | Top 14% (7/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Elm Academy | Good | Top 16% (8/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| The Epiphany School | School remains Good | Top 18% (9/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Queen's Park Academy | Good | Top 20% (10/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Stourfield Junior School | Standards maintained | Top 24% (12/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Muscliff Primary School | Good | Top 30% (15/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| St James' Church of England Primary Academy | School remains Good | Top 36% (18/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 42% (21/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 44% (22/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Requires improvement | Top 46% (23/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Kinson Academy | Good | Top 50% (25/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Good | (29/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Pokesdown Community Primary School | Good | (34/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | Good | (35/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Jewell Academy Bournemouth | Good | (39/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| King's Park Academy | School remains Good | (40/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Hill View Primary Academy | School remains Good | (42/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Malmesbury Park Primary School | Good | (45/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery School | Good | (47/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | Good | (49/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Bethany Church of England Junior School | Good | (50/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | Requires improvement | (51/51) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Queen's Park Infant Academy | School remains Good | — | — |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Stourfield Infant School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (12)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth School for Girls | Outstanding | 1st (1/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Bournemouth School | Outstanding | Top 10% (2/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Glenmoor Academy | Standards maintained | Top 23% (5/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Winton Academy | School remains Outstanding | Top 28% (6/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Outstanding | Top 32% (7/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School | Good | Top 37% (8/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Outstanding | (12/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| The Bourne Academy | Good | (15/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| The Bishop of Winchester Academy | Good | (17/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | Good | (19/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| LeAF Studio | Good | (21/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Oak Academy | Requires improvement | (22/22) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
Private schools (5)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot Heath School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | (2/3) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | (3/3) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | — |
| Kings Bournemouth | — | — | — |
| Park School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
| St Martin's School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (772 detached, 280 semi-detached, 168 terraced, 888 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Bournemouth. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Bournemouth →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 96% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 100%, on average across the 1,554 postcodes in BH8, BH11, BH10. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWe don't hold registered nurseries for Bournemouth.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
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