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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournem ...
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Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
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State-funded schools


Primary schools

* Ad Astra Infant School,
Canford Heath Canford Heath is a suburb and area of heathland in Poole, Dorset, known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK. It is also the name of the housing development built on the heathland in the 1960s, 197 ...
* Avonwood Primary School,
Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
* Baden-Powell and St Peters CE Junior School,
Parkstone Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of t ...
* Bayside Academy,
Hamworthy Hamworthy is a village, parish, peninsula and suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. It is sited on a peninsula of approximately that is bordered by the town of Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to the south, Lytchett Bay to the west and Hol ...
* Bearwood Primary School, Bearwood * Bethany CE Junior School,
Boscombe Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth, England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne. Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 B ...
* Bishop Aldhelm's CE Primary School, Branksome * Branksome Heath Junior School,
Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
* Broadstone First School, Broadstone * Burton CE Primary School, Burton * Canford Heath Infant School, Canford Heath * Canford Heath Junior School, Canford Heath * Christ The King RC Primary School,
Kinson Kinson is a former village which has been absorbed by the town of Bournemouth in the county of Dorset in England. The area became part of Bournemouth on 1 April 1931. There were two electoral wards containing the name Kinson (North & South). Thei ...
* Christchurch Infant School,
Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
* Christchurch Junior School, Christchurch * Corpus Christi RC Primary School, Boscombe * Courthill Infant School, Parkstone * Elm Academy, Bournemouth * The Epiphany School, Bournemouth * Hamworthy Park Junior School, Hamworthy * Heatherlands Primary School, Parkstone * Heathlands Primary Academy, Bournemouth * Highcliffe St Mark Primary School,
Highcliffe Highcliffe-on-Sea (usually simply Highcliffe) is a seaside town in Dorset in England, administered since April 2019 as part of the unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It forms part of the So ...
* Hill View Primary School,
Ensbury Park Ensbury Park is a mainly residential suburb of Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. It includes the housing estate of Slades Farm and lies within the ward district of Northbourne and Redhill. Initial development Ensbury Park takes its name from the ...
* Hillbourne Primary School, Waterloo * Jewell Academy, Bournemouth * King's Park Academy, Boscombe * Kingsleigh Primary School, Bournemouth * Kinson Academy, Kinson * Lilliput CE Infant School, Lilliput *
Livingstone Academy Livingstone may refer to: *Livingstone (name) Livingstone is a surname and given name. The surname is toponymic. It is one of the habitual surnames eventually adopted by members of the Scottish branch of the Irish Dunleavy (Gaelic language Duin ...
, Bournemouth * Livingstone Road Infant School, Parkstone * Livingstone Road Junior School, Parkstone * Longfleet CE Primary School,
Longfleet Longfleet is a small district of Poole, Dorset centred on Longfleet Road. It is situated directly north of the town centre and lies to the east of Oakdale and to the south and west of Parkstone. History The area of Longfleet was originally par ...
* Malmesbury Park Primary School, Bournemouth * Manorside Academy, Parkstone * Merley First School,
Merley Merley is a large housing estate in the unparished area of Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or Canford Magna). The village merges with that of Oakle ...
* Moordown St John's CE Primary School, Bournemouth * Mudeford Community Infants' School,
Mudeford Mudeford ( ) is a harbourside and beachside parish based on a former fishing village in the east of Christchurch, Dorset, England (historically in Hampshire), fronting water on two sides: Christchurch Harbour and the sands of Avon Beach. The Riv ...
* Mudeford Junior School, Mudeford * Muscliff Primary School, Throop * Oakdale Junior School, Oakdale * Ocean Academy, Poole * Old Town Infant School, Poole *
Parkfield School Parkfield may refer to: *Parkfield, California, an unincorporated community in California, United States **Parkfield earthquake, various earthquakes that have occurred near Parkfield ** Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork, land art near Parkfiel ...
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Hurn Hurn is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Hampshire and the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Situated between the River Stour and River Avon, administratively Hurn is part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary ...
* Pokesdown Community Primary School, Bournemouth * The Priory CE Primary School, Christchurch * Queens Park Infant Academy, Bournemouth * Queens Park Junior Academy, Bournemouth * St Clement's and St John's CE Infant School, Boscombe * St James' CE Primary Academy, Bournemouth * St Joseph's RC Primary School, Parkstone * St Joseph's RC Primary School, Somerford * St Katharine's CE Primary School, Southbourne * St Luke's CE Primary School, Winton * St Mark's CE Primary School,
Talbot Village Talbot Village is located on the boundary of Bournemouth and Poole in Dorset, England. The old Talbot Village was built between 1850 and 1862 because of the generosity of two sisters, Georgina and Mary Talbot. Georgina and Mary divided their yea ...
* St Mary's RC Primary School, Oakdale * St Michael's CE Primary School, Bournemouth * St Peter's RC School, Bournemouth * St Walburga's RC Primary School, Bournemouth * Somerford Primary School, Somerford * Springdale First School, Broadstone * Stanley Green Infant Academy, Oakdale * Stourfield Infant School, Southbourne * Stourfield Junior School, Southbourne * Talbot Primary School,
Wallisdown Wallisdown is a residential and commercial area situated partly in Bournemouth and partly in Poole, in southern England. The appropriate ward is called Wallisdown and Winton West. Geography Wallisdown is situated on the border between Bournemo ...
* Twin Sails Infant School, Hamworthy * Twynham Primary School, Christchurch * Winton Primary School, Ensbury Park


Middle schools

* Broadstone Middle School, Broadstone


Non-selective secondary schools

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Avonbourne Boys' Academy Avonbourne Boys' Academy (previously "Harewood College" and "Portchester School") is a secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status in Bournemouth, England, for boys aged 11 to 16. The school was located on Portchester Road, bu ...
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Littledown Littledown is a suburb of Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. Originally it was a small settlement to the south of the much more important Holdenhurst Village, and for centuries it existed as a huddle of farm buildings on the edge of heathland. As ...
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Avonbourne Girls' Academy Avonbourne Girls' Academy (formerly Avonbourne College) is a secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status located in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is a Single-sex school, single-sex all-girls school for 11- to 16-year-olds ...
, Littledown * The Bishop of Winchester Academy,
Charminster Charminster is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road north of the county town Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,940 and also contains the hamlet of Charl ...
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The Bourne Academy History 1937-1967: East Howe Senior School The school was built in 1937 as ''East Howe Senior School'' for boys and girls. The original East Howe School was built in 1912 by Dorset County Council when the area was rural. The school was brought ...
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East Howe East Howe is a residential district of the town of Bournemouth, Dorset on the south coast of England. Origins The district takes its name from the now-archaic English word "howe", variously defined as denoting a depression or a stretch of high ...
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Corfe Hills School Corfe Hills School is a co-educational upper school in Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, England, in the urban fringe between Poole and Wimborne. The school became an academy in 2011. The school serves Corfe Mullen, Broadstone, Wimborne, Merley and ...
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The Cornerstone Academy The Cornerstone Academy (previously Carter Community School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, England. The school serves the Hamworthy and Turlin Moor areas and pupils are taken mostly from Hamworthy a ...
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Hamworthy Hamworthy is a village, parish, peninsula and suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. It is sited on a peninsula of approximately that is bordered by the town of Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to the south, Lytchett Bay to the west and Hol ...
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Glenmoor Academy Glenmoor Academy is a secondary school for girls located in the Ensbury Park area of Bournemouth in the English county of Dorset. The school was first established in 1877 as Winton British School, educating boys and girls up to age of 13. In 19 ...
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Ensbury Park Ensbury Park is a mainly residential suburb of Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. It includes the housing estate of Slades Farm and lies within the ward district of Northbourne and Redhill. Initial development Ensbury Park takes its name from the ...
* The Grange School,
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* Highcliffe School,
Highcliffe Highcliffe-on-Sea (usually simply Highcliffe) is a seaside town in Dorset in England, administered since April 2019 as part of the unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It forms part of the So ...
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LeAF Studio LeAF Studio is a co-educational studio school located in the West Howe area of Bournemouth in the English county of Dorset. The school specialises in education for aspiring athletes and performing artists, with an emphasis on teaching through ...
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West Howe West Howe is a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England, located in the north-west provinces of the borough. Largely consisting of affordable housing owned by the Local Authority, many of the homes have been purchased by long term residents of th ...
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Livingstone Academy Livingstone may refer to: *Livingstone (name) Livingstone is a surname and given name. The surname is toponymic. It is one of the habitual surnames eventually adopted by members of the Scottish branch of the Irish Dunleavy (Gaelic language Duin ...
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Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
* Magna Academy,
Canford Heath Canford Heath is a suburb and area of heathland in Poole, Dorset, known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK. It is also the name of the housing development built on the heathland in the 1960s, 197 ...
* Oak Academy, West Howe *
Parkfield School Parkfield may refer to: *Parkfield, California, an unincorporated community in California, United States **Parkfield earthquake, various earthquakes that have occurred near Parkfield ** Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork, land art near Parkfiel ...
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Hurn Hurn is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Hampshire and the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Situated between the River Stour and River Avon, administratively Hurn is part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary ...
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Poole High School Poole High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in the centre of Poole, in the English county of Dorset. History Built in 1939 as Henry Harbin Senior School, the school has expanded in every decade since its ope ...
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St Aldhelm's Academy St Aldhelm's Academy is a co-educational secondary school serving the Rossmore, Parkstone, Newtown, Wallisdown and Alderney areas of Poole, Dorset, England. School history The school opened in October 1938 as Kemp-Welch Senior Council School a ...
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Parkstone Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of t ...
* St Edward's RC CE School, Oakdale * St Peter's RC School, Southbourne *
Twynham School Twynham School (formerly Twynham Comprehensive School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Christchurch, Dorset, England and has a school roll of approximately 1,700 students in years 7 to 13 (ages 11 to 18). It has L ...
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Winton Academy Winton Academy is an all-boys secondary school located in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The school was founded in 1877 and was expanded on a restricted site until 1995 when it moved to its present site. Originally named Winton Boys' School the s ...
, Ensbury Park


Grammar schools

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Bournemouth School Bournemouth School is a boys' grammar school and co-educational sixth form in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, for children aged 11 to 18. History The school was founded by Dr. E. Fenwick and opened on 22 January 1901, admitting 54 ...
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Charminster Charminster is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road north of the county town Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,940 and also contains the hamlet of Charl ...
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Bournemouth School for Girls Bournemouth School for Girls is a grammar academy school located in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is a girls grammar school and sixth form college, teaching girls aged 11 to 18. Academics Since September 2005, it has been a humanities specia ...
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Parkstone Grammar School Parkstone Grammar School (commonly abbreviated to "PGS") is a selective, all-girls academy school in Poole specializing in science and languages, on the southern coast of England. Admissions The school is situated in the northern end of the to ...
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Poole Grammar School Poole Grammar School (commonly abbreviated to PGS) is a selective, all‐boys grammar school and academy in the coastal town of Poole in Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is a member of the South West Academic Trust (SWAT). The school wa ...
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Canford Heath Canford Heath is a suburb and area of heathland in Poole, Dorset, known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK. It is also the name of the housing development built on the heathland in the 1960s, 197 ...


Special and alternative schools

* Christchurch Learning Centre,
Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
* Linwood School, Winton * Longspee School,
Canford Heath Canford Heath is a suburb and area of heathland in Poole, Dorset, known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK. It is also the name of the housing development built on the heathland in the 1960s, 197 ...
* Montacute School, Canford Heath * The Quay School,
Parkstone Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of t ...
* Tregonwell Academy,
Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
* Winchelsea School, Parkstone


Further education

* Bournemouth Academy of Modern Music * The Bournemouth and Poole College


Independent schools


Primary and preparatory schools

* Park School,
Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
* St Martin's School, Bournemouth * St Thomas Garnet's School,
Boscombe Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth, England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne. Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 B ...
* Talbot House School, Winton


Senior and all-through schools

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Bournemouth Collegiate School Bournemouth Collegiate School is a coeducational independent day and boarding school based on two sites in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset on the southern coast of England. The prep school (ages 2–11) is located in Poole and the senior school (a ...
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Parkstone Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of t ...
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Canford School Canford School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18). Situated in 300 acres of parkland near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, south west England, it is one of the largest sch ...
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Canford Magna Canford Magna is a village in Dorset, England. The village is situated just south of the River Stour and lies between the towns of Wimborne Minster and Poole. The village has a mixture of thatch and brick buildings, mostly serving as residence ...
* Kings Bournemouth,
Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
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Talbot Heath School Talbot Heath School is a selective, private day and boarding School for girls aged 3–18 located in Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The school was established in 1886 and was previously known as Bournemouth High School for Girls. ...
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Special and alternative schools

* Connie Rothman Learning Centre, Southbourne * Langside School,
Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
* The Lion Works School, Poole * Portfield School,
Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
* The Stable School, Christchurch * Victoria Education Centre, Branksome Park * The White House School, Poole {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Schools In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that were previously administered by the unitary authorities of Bournem ...