Fully selective state school · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 26 August 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
- East Way, Bournemouth, South West, BH8 9PY
- Year 7 admission
- Boys 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
- 2.1DfE 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
- Boys 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 mathematics, English and verbal-reasoning entrance-test scores are age-standardised. Meeting the required standard establishes eligibility; the highest entrance-test scores rank eligible applicants within the oversubscription categories.
- Oversubscription
- Eligible applicants are ranked first by looked-after or previously looked-after status, then remaining Pupil Premium applicants, then remaining eligible applicants living inside the designated priority area, then eligible sons of qualifying staff, and finally remaining eligible applicants living outside the priority area who are not Pupil Premium. Entrance-test scores rank applicants within each category, with distance and random allocation used for ties.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
Catchment details not published in this guide.
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 | Preferences384 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer2.15 |
| 2025 | Preferences332 | Offers178 | Preferences per offer1.87 |
| 2024 | Preferences388 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer2.16 |
| 2023 | Preferences373 | Offers177 | Preferences per offer2.11 |
| 2022 | Preferences365 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer2.04 |
| 2021 | Preferences461 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer2.58 |
| 2020 | Preferences352 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer1.97 |
| 2019 | Preferences374 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer2.08 |
| 2018 | Preferences338 | Offers151 | Preferences per offer2.24 |
| 2017 | Preferences305 | Offers150 | Preferences per offer2.03 |
| 2016 | Preferences337 | Offers148 | Preferences per offer2.28 |
| 2015 | Preferences289 | Offers145 | Preferences per offer1.99 |
| 2014 | Preferences257 | Offers147 | Preferences per offer1.75 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
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- 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 use?
Bournemouth School 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 have?
Bournemouth School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Bournemouth School?
Boys 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's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Eligible applicants are ranked first by looked-after or previously looked-after status, then remaining Pupil Premium applicants, then remaining eligible applicants living inside the designated priority area, then eligible sons of qualifying staff, and finally remaining eligible applicants living outside the priority area who are not Pupil Premium. Entrance-test scores rank applicants within each category, with distance and random allocation used for ties.
What subjects should a child prepare for Bournemouth School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers English, Mathematics, and Verbal reasoning.
How current is the information for Bournemouth School?
Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Admissions Policy (for September 2027)
Bournemouth School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Joining Year 7 in September 2027
Bournemouth School. 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.
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