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Catholic schools in and near Bournemouth

All 4 Catholic schools in Bournemouth, and the nearest just outside.

4 schools in Bournemouth

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  1. St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

    Bournemouth, BH9 3BY · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Bournemouth catholic schools average, low absence.

    77 first choices, 59 offers made

    Met the standard at 1198%

    Bournemouth catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.5%Bournemouth catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    420
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
  2. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Bournemouth, BH5 2BX · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Bournemouth catholic schools average.

    42 first choices, 48 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Bournemouth catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Bournemouth catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    459
    Pupils per teacher
    20.8
    View school Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
  3. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

    Bournemouth, BH6 4AH · Academy · All-through · Ages 4 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Bournemouth catholic schools average, high absence.

    180 first choices, 184 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Bournemouth catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.4%Bournemouth catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    1,967
    Pupils per teacher
    19.4
    View school St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
  4. Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    Bournemouth, BH11 9EH · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Bournemouth catholic schools average.

    30 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1115%

    Bournemouth catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.9%Bournemouth catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    302
    Pupils per teacher
    26.0
    View school Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Just outside Bournemouth

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Bournemouth.

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

    2.9 miles from Bournemouth · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Bournemouth catholic schools average.

    32 first choices, 32 offers made

    Met the standard at 1164%

    Bournemouth catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.4%Bournemouth catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    370
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole
The big picture

How Bournemouth's Catholic schools spread out

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

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Bournemouth 65%England 62%Christ The King Catholic Primary School: 15%Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School: 67%St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School: 68%St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School: 98%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Bournemouth

Days missed

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

Bournemouth average 5.6%St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School: 3.5%Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School: 5.5%Christ The King Catholic Primary School: 5.9%St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School: 7.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Bournemouth

Ofsted grades in Bournemouth

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

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

Four things worth knowing in Bournemouth

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    17 of the 4 Catholic schools in Bournemouth have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  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

Catholic schools in Bournemouth, explained

There are 4 Catholic schools in Bournemouth, teaching 3,148 children. 2 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

64.5% of pupils in Bournemouth catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 15% to 98%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

13.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,676 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Bournemouth.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Bournemouth?
There are 4 Catholic schools in Bournemouth, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Bournemouth?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Bournemouth on Eduscope are St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School and St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Bournemouth is 20:1. 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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