OFSTED
28 September 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust
TWYNHAM LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,891
1,891 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
884
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
1,007
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.3 pts
below England
School
20.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
19.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.9 pts
below England
School
13.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.9%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.1 pts
above England
School
7.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
4.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.2%
1,459
Any other White background
7.5%
141
African
2.1%
40
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
39
Indian
2.0%
38
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
37
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.0%
454 of
1,891 pupils
3.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.0
11.8 pts
above England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.53 pts
higher than
England
School
8.75%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
6.58%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.64 pts
higher than
England
School
25.45%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.30%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.99 pts
higher than
England
School
4.79%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2.12%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.7%
3.4 pts
above England
Poole High School
95.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.