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Boys' schools in the South West

All 17 boys' schools in the South West.

17 schools in South West

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  1. Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School

    Salisbury, SP1 2ED · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West boys schools average, low absence.

    213 first choices, 157 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,193
    View school Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
  2. Sir Thomas Rich's School

    Gloucester, GL2 0LF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West boys schools average, low absence.

    194 first choices, 150 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,240
    View school Sir Thomas Rich's School
  3. Bournemouth School

    Bournemouth, BH8 9PY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West boys schools average.

    238 first choices, 179 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,320
    View school Bournemouth School
  4. Poole Grammar School

    Poole, BH17 9JU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West boys schools average.

    243 first choices, 177 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,224
    View school Poole Grammar School
  5. Torquay Boys' Grammar School

    Torquay, TQ2 7EL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West boys schools average, low absence.

    215 first choices, 166 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 8South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,087
    View school Torquay Boys' Grammar School
  6. Winton Academy

    Bournemouth, BH10 4HT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys

    Results below the South West boys schools average, low absence.

    217 first choices, 184 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    902
    View school Winton Academy
  7. Marling School

    Stroud, GL5 4HE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West boys schools average, low absence.

    164 first choices, 149 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,082
    View school Marling School
  8. Devonport High School for Boys

    Plymouth, PL1 5QP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the South West boys schools average, low absence.

    234 first choices, 208 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,300
    View school Devonport High School for Boys
  9. Beechen Cliff School

    Bath, BA2 4RE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the South West boys schools average.

    258 first choices, 173 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,232
    View school Beechen Cliff School
  10. Avonbourne Boys' Academy

    Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys

    Results well below the South West boys schools average.

    146 first choices, 169 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    846
    View school Avonbourne Boys' Academy
  11. Brymore Academy

    Bridgwater, TA5 2NB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 17 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys

    Results well below the South West boys schools average, high absence.

    61 first choices, 34 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 19South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    327
    View school Brymore Academy
  12. St Boniface's RC College

    Plymouth, PL5 3AG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
    • Catholic
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the South West boys schools average, high absence.

    60 first choices, 61 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    South West boys schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 19South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    389
    View school St Boniface's RC College
  13. Marchant Holliday School

    Templecombe, BA8 0AH · Independent · All-through · Ages 5 to 14 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –
    Pupils
    65
    View school Marchant Holliday School
  14. Notton House Academy

    Chippenham, SN15 2NF · Academy · All-through · Ages 8 to 19 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 34
    Pupils
    55
    View school Notton House Academy
  15. The Sky Academy

    Taunton, TA2 7HW · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Boys

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 63
    Pupils
    105
    View school The Sky Academy
  16. Taliesin Education Ltd

    Pl14 4da · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Inadequate
    • Boys

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –
    Pupils
    9
    View school Taliesin Education Ltd
  17. Sherborne School

    Sherborne, DT9 3AP · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 19 · Boys

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –South West boys schools about 11
    Pupils
    538
    View school Sherborne School
The big picture

How the South West's boys' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

the South West 62.6England 46.2Brymore Academy: 37.2St Boniface's RC College: 37.8Avonbourne Boys' Academy: 47.4Winton Academy: 56.1Beechen Cliff School: 56.4Devonport High School for Boys: 65.1Torquay Boys' Grammar School: 70Poole Grammar School: 70.2Bournemouth School: 71.2Marling School: 73.2Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School: 73.5Sir Thomas Rich's School: 75.2020406080
Boys' schools in the South West

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

the South West average 8.7%Torquay Boys' Grammar School: 4.2%Winton Academy: 4.5%Sir Thomas Rich's School: 4.7%Devonport High School for Boys: 4.7%Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School: 4.7%Marling School: 4.7%Bournemouth School: 4.8%Poole Grammar School: 5.2%Beechen Cliff School: 6.1%Avonbourne Boys' Academy: 6.5%Brymore Academy: 10%St Boniface's RC College: 10%Notton House Academy: 18%The Sky Academy: 33.1%0%9%18%27%36%
Boys' schools in the South West

Ofsted grades in the South West

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 8 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 5 of 9
  • Good: 3 of 9
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 9
  • Inadequate: 1 of 9
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in the South West

  1. Some are faith schools.

    3 of the 17 boys' schools in the South West have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Boys' schools in the South West, explained

There are 17 boys' schools in the South West, teaching 12,914 children. 0 are run by the council and 14 are academies or free schools. Among them are 4 special and 3 independent schools.

89% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 5 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

8.5% of pupils in South West boys schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

10.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,109 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many boys schools are in the South West?
There are 17 boys schools in the South West, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boys schools in the South West?
The highest-ranked boys schools in the South West on Eduscope are Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School, Sir Thomas Rich's School and Bournemouth School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding boys schools are in the South West?
the South West has 5 boys schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 3 are rated Good, meaning 89% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are boys schools in the South West ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in the South West boys schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boys schools in the South West is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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