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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that wer ...
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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. Covering an area of ...
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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, 1970 ...
* 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 English ...
* 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 th ...
* 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 Holes ...
* 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 Council ...
* Broadstone First School, Broadstone * Burton CE Primary School,
Burton Burton, Burtons, or Burton's may refer to: Companies * Burton (retailer), a clothing retailer ** Burton's, Abergavenny, a shop built for the company in 1937 **The Montague Burton Building, Dublin a shop built for the company between 1929 and ...
* 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 Rive ...
* 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 authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It forms part of the South East Dorset conurbation alon ...
* Hill View Primary School, Ensbury Park * Hillbourne Primary School, Waterloo * Jewell Academy, Bournemouth * King's Park Academy, Boscombe * Kingsleigh Primary School, Bournemouth * Kinson Academy, Kinson * Lilliput CE Infant School,
Lilliput Lilliput may refer to: Geography * Lilliput (townland), a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland * Lilliput, Dorset, a district in the town of Poole in Dorset, United Kingdom * Lilliput Glacier, the smallest named glacier in the Sierra Nevada of C ...
* Livingstone Academy, 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 Oakley ...
* 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 Ri ...
* Mudeford Junior School, Mudeford * Muscliff Primary School, Throop * Oakdale Junior School, Oakdale * Ocean Academy, Poole * Old Town Infant School, Poole * Parkfield School,
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 * 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 status in Bournemouth, England, for boys aged 11 to 16. The school was located on Portchester Road, but was moved to a new sit ...
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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 ...
* Avonbourne Girls' Academy, 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 Cha ...
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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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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 ...
, Broadstone *
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 and ...
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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 Holes ...
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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 ...
, Ensbury Park * The Grange 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 Rive ...
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Highcliffe School Highcliffe School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Highcliffe-on-Sea (near Christchurch) in the English county of Dorset. Features The school has a £4,000,000 technology block, ICT and science departments, and pl ...
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Highcliffe Highcliffe-on-Sea (usually simply Highcliffe) is a seaside town in Dorset in England, administered since April 2019 as part of the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It forms part of the South East Dorset conurbation alon ...
* LeAF Studio,
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 ...
* Livingstone 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 English ...
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Magna Academy Magna Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located on Canford Heath area of Poole in the English county of Dorset. History 1989 to 2001: Ashdown School The school was first opened as Ashdown School on 7 July 1989 fol ...
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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, 1970 ...
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Oak Academy Oak Academy (formerly Oakmead College of Technology) is a co-educational secondary school located in the northern outskirts of Bournemouth in the English county of Dorset. History Previously a foundation school administered by Bournemouth B ...
, West Howe * Parkfield School,
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 op ...
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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 ...
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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 th ...
* St Edward's RC CE School, Oakdale * St Peter's RC School, Southbourne * Twynham School, Christchurch *
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 ...
, 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 b ...
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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 Cha ...
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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, 1970 ...


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 Rive ...
* 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, 1970 ...
* 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 th ...
* 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 English ...
* Winchelsea School, Parkstone


Further education

* Bournemouth Academy of Modern Music *
The Bournemouth and Poole College The Bournemouth and Poole College (BPC) is a well established educational provider which delivers further education, higher education and community based courses in Bournemouth and in Poole on the south coast of England. It is one of the lar ...


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 English ...
* 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 ( ...
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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 th ...
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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 sc ...
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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 residences ...
* 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 English ...
* Talbot Heath School, Bournemouth


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 Council ...
* 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 Rive ...
* The Stable School, Christchurch * Victoria Education Centre,
Branksome Park Branksome Park is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, which adjoins Branksome, Dorset. The area covers approximately , mostly occupied by housing, and includes Branksome Chine which leads to the award-winning blue-flagged beaches of Poole. Descripti ...
* 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 authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that wer ...