Fully selective state school · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth School for Girls 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 30 September 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
At a glance
- Address
- Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, South West, BH8 9UJ
- Year 7 admission
- Girls for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 180September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 180September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 2.2DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- Assessment provider
- GL AssessmentGL Assessment is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Dorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Formal consortium · GL Assessment · One shared entrance test administered for the Dorset Consortium grammar schools
The test result is used with each member school's determined admission arrangements and oversubscription criteria.
Official registration page
- Eligibility
- Girls must meet the required standard in the shared Dorset Consortium selection tests in mathematics, English and verbal reasoning; applications are made through the relevant local authority.
- Score policy
- The three entrance-test scores are age-standardised and totalled. Eligibility is meeting the required standard; oversubscription ranking uses total test scores within the stated categories.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
Priority postcode districts: BH1, BH2, BH3, BH4, BH5, BH6, BH7, BH8, BH9, BH10, BH11.
Additional postcode sectors: BH12 5, BH23 1, BH23 2, BH23 3. Only these parts of the districts are included.
Eligible children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first. The ranked categories then cover looked-after children, eligible Pupil Premium applicants under the policy definition, 100 highest-scoring applicants, remaining non-Pupil-Premium applicants in catchment, then remaining non-Pupil-Premium applicants outside catchment. Test scores rank applicants within the stated categories. Ties use local-authority straight-line distance, then independently supervised random allocation. Catchment membership alone does not guarantee a place.
For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-09-30. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences392 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer2.18 |
| 2025 | Preferences378 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer2.10 |
| 2024 | Preferences391 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer2.17 |
| 2023 | Preferences398 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer2.22 |
| 2022 | Preferences383 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer2.14 |
| 2021 | Preferences535 | Offers172 | Preferences per offer3.11 |
| 2020 | Preferences356 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer1.99 |
| 2019 | Preferences381 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer2.13 |
| 2018 | Preferences334 | Offers164 | Preferences per offer2.04 |
| 2017 | Preferences367 | Offers166 | Preferences per offer2.21 |
| 2016 | Preferences357 | Offers164 | Preferences per offer2.18 |
| 2015 | Preferences296 | Offers165 | Preferences per offer1.79 |
| 2014 | Preferences273 | Offers162 | Preferences per offer1.69 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
- Compare other schools and read the method
- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- English
- Mathematics
- Verbal reasoning
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
1. Dorset Consortium entrance test
Registered Year 5 pupils sit the test for Year 7 entry.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Shared assessment-route dates
| Date | Route | When |
|---|---|---|
| Registration closes | RouteDorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus | When4 September 2026 |
| Entrance test | RouteDorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus | When26 September 2026 |
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Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Practise for this school's test
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English familiarisation booklet | Published byGL Assessment · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsEnglish | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on cdn.shopify.com |
| Maths familiarisation booklet | Published byGL Assessment · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMaths | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on cdn.shopify.com |
| Verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet | Published byGL Assessment · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsVerbal reasoning | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on cdn.shopify.com |
| Quest 11+ English familiarisation booklet | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsEnglish | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on cdn.prod.website-files.com |
| Quest 11+ maths familiarisation booklet | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMaths | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on cdn.prod.website-files.com |
| Quest 11+ verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsVerbal reasoning | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on cdn.prod.website-files.com |
Relevant skills and exercises
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Bournemouth School for Girls use?
Bournemouth School for Girls uses Dorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry. The route names GL Assessment as the assessment provider.
How many Year 7 places does Bournemouth School for Girls have?
Bournemouth School for Girls's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Bournemouth School for Girls?
Girls must meet the required standard in the shared Dorset Consortium selection tests in mathematics, English and verbal reasoning; applications are made through the relevant local authority.
Are Bournemouth School for Girls's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Eligible children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first. The ranked categories then cover looked-after children, eligible Pupil Premium applicants under the policy definition, 100 highest-scoring applicants, remaining non-Pupil-Premium applicants in catchment, then remaining non-Pupil-Premium applicants outside catchment. Test scores rank applicants within the stated categories. Ties use local-authority straight-line distance, then independently supervised random allocation. Catchment membership alone does not guarantee a place.
What subjects should a child prepare for Bournemouth School for Girls?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers English, Mathematics, and Verbal reasoning.
How current is the information for Bournemouth School for Girls?
Trace Learn reviewed 5 attached evidence sources by 2026-09-30. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Joining Year 7 in September 2027
Bournemouth School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Admissions Policy for 2027 Entry
Bournemouth School for Girls. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Admissions Policy for 2027 Entry
Bournemouth School for Girls. Accessed 30 September 2026. September 2027 entry.
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