75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
59%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
48%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
709.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
840
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious character—
StatusOpen
Overview of Avonbourne Boys' Academy · Secondary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Part ofUNITED LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
75%
+5pp
78%74%70%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
59%
+5pp
59%56%53%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
Attainment 8
47.3
+1.6
49.447.545.7
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.3
EBacc entry
48%
+12pp
48%42%36%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
EBacc APS
709.7
+148.4
709.7557.5405.2
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 709.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
840
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%
Contact
Address
Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59% | 47.3 | Not applicable | 48% | 709.7 | 48% | 840 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 53% | 45.7 | +0.28 | 36% | 561.4 | 37% | 793 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 59% | 49.4 | +0.45 | 36% | 520.2 | 36% | 742 |
| 2021/22 | 78% | 57% | 47.1 | +0.44 | 39% | 405.2 | 40% | 655 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 840 | 19.3 | 23% | 32% | 28% | 7% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 793 | 24.9 | 22% | 34% | 27% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 742 | 26.2 | 22% | 35% | 28% | 9% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 655 | 28.7 | 19% | 35% | 27% | 8% | 22% |
| 2020/21 | 559 | 21.7 | 20% | 34% | 30% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9% | 27% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.