Linwood School is a school located in Bournemouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 20/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.9%, which is 3.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Alma Road, Bournemouth

School Information

Address: Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Website: http://www.linwood.bournemouth.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01202525107
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gemma Talbot
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113961

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 388
Number of Pupils: 369
Number of Boys: 269
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -8.2 Confidence interval -10.6 to -5.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.7 Confidence interval -10.9 to -6.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -10 Confidence interval -12.1 to -7.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.84 Confidence interval -2.32 to -1.35
Of the 27 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 27 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Bemister Road, Winton BH9 1LG 		848 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Malmesbury Park Primary School
Lowther Road, BH8 8LU 		941 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Queen's Park Academy
East Way, BH8 9PU 		1,355 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown BH9 3BY 		1,453 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen's Park Infant Academy
East Way, BH8 9PU 		1,456 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bournemouth School
East Way, BH8 9PY 		1,524 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Mallard Road, BH8 9PW 		1,950 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bournemouth School for Girls
Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West BH8 9UJ 		1,986 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Glenmoor Academy
Beswick Avenue, Ensbury Park BH10 4EX 		2,014 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Winton Academy
Winton Way, BH10 4HT 		2,068 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLivingstone Academy Bournemouth
Madeira Road, 		1,724 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Avonbourne Girls Academy
Harewood Avenue, BH7 6NY 		3,156 yd Academy converter - Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Linwood School
Alma Road, Winton BH9 1AJ 		0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Martin's School
15 Stokewood Road, BH3 7NA 		658 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCambian Wing College
126 Richmond Park Road, BH8 8TH 		923 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBournemouth Christian School
29-35 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth BH2 6NA 		1,030 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTalbot House School
8 Firs Glen Road, Winton BH9 2LR 		1,449 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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