Bournemouth School for Girls vs Parkstone Grammar School
Both are grammar schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 5.9 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Bournemouth School for Girls | Parkstone Grammar School | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Girls | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 1,259 | 1,248 |
| Free school meals | 6.4% | 6.7% |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding | Not judged |
| Attainment 8 — 2024/25 | 72.2 | 68.5 |
| A-level average points — 2024/25 | 37.54 | 41.78 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail then criteria order | pass/fail then criteria order |
| Places offered — 202627 | 180 | 192 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 1.33 | 1.11 |
Qualifying scores
Bournemouth School for Girls
No fixed published pass mark. The four-school BCP consortium test (maths, English, verbal reasoning) is age-standardised, and each school determines eligibility and applies its own oversubscription criteria (with local priority elements). No cutoff score is pre-announced.
Parkstone Grammar School
No fixed published pass mark. The four-school BCP consortium test (maths, English, verbal reasoning) is age-standardised, and each school determines eligibility and applies its own oversubscription criteria (with local priority elements). No cutoff score is pre-announced.
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
Bournemouth School for Girls
- Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (all given equal priority)
- Girls eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked by entrance test score
- 100 places assigned to the highest-scoring girls overall (out of PAN 180), regardless of catchment
- Remaining girls living in the designated catchment area (BH1-BH12, BH23 1-3) not eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked by s
Source: school admissions policy.
Parkstone Grammar School
- Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (eligible = met the academic standard)
- Girls in the historic Borough of Poole (or BH12/13/14/15/16/17/18/21 postcodes) eligible for Pupil Premium
- Girls in the historic Borough of Poole / listed postcodes (not Pupil Premium)
- Girls outside the Poole area eligible for Pupil Premium
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Both schools admit girls, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.
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