26.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
119.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
646
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterAnglican/Church of England
StatusOpen
Overview of Canford School · Secondary with sixth form · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
26.8
-0.1
45.434.223.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26.8
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
119.0
+52.0
254.3153.452.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 119.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
45.8
+0.6
49.946.443.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.8
A-level value added
+0.32
+0.1
+0.3+0.2+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
42%
+1pp
60%49%38%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Average A-level grade
A-
0
AA-B+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · A-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
646
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
39%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 0% | 0% | 26.8 | Not applicable | 0% | 119.0 | 83% | 646 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 26.9 | Not published | 0% | 67.0 | 12% | 662 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 26.2 | Not published | 0% | 52.5 | 15% | 646 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 23.1 | Not published | 0% | 60.5 | 11% | 647 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 45.4 | Not published | 0% | 254.3 | 18% | 659 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 49.9 | Not published | 0% | 313.3 | 30% | 653 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 55.8 | Not published | 0% | — | 98% | 639 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | A- | +0.32 | 42% | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | A- | +0.24 | 42% | 146 |
| 2022/23 | 48.5 | A | — | 60% | 144 |
| 2021/22 | 49.9 | A | — | 58% | 144 |
| 2018/19 | 43.0 | B+ | +0.32 | 38% | 138 |
| 2017/18 | 44.1 | B+ | +0.29 | 52% | 136 |
| 2016/17 | 41.5 | B | +0.13 | 40% | 127 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 646 | — | 39% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 662 | — | 30% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 646 | — | 34% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 647 | — | 24% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 643 | — | 23% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 659 | — | 21% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 653 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 639 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.