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Bournemouth School for Girls catchment area

Bournemouth · girls grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment + open
score places
Intake
Girls · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Dorset 11+ (consortium; English+Maths)
Year 7 places
180
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Bournemouth School for Girls

Bournemouth School for Girls runs a two-route admissions model. It reserves a block of places for a designated catchment or priority area, where home-to-school distance matters, and it offers a second block of places on 11+ score alone, open to families living anywhere. That makes it both a catchment school and, in part, a super-selective.

Pass; then looked-after, catchment Pupil Premium, 130 places on highest scores anywhere, then catchment residents, then outside catchment. So if you live in the priority area you compete mainly with local families, and if you live further away a high enough score can still win one of the open places.

Bottom line: Bournemouth School for Girls has a catchment, but it is not the whole story, a strong score keeps the door open even from outside the area.
Grammar schools near Bournemouth
Dorset
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Bournemouth

Bournemouth School
Bournemouth · Catchment area
0.3 miles away
Poole Grammar School
Poole · Catchment area
5.6 miles away
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole · Catchment area
5.9 miles away
Bishop Wordsworth's School
Salisbury · Catchment area
21.9 miles away
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury · Catchment area
22.8 miles away
Colyton Grammar School
Colyford · No catchment
53.3 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Bournemouth School for Girls

1

Register

Sign up for Dorset 11+ (consortium; English+Maths) with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Aim high: a top score can win an open place from anywhere, and helps in the catchment block too.

FAQs

Bournemouth School for Girls catchment, your questions answered

Does Bournemouth School for Girls have a catchment area?+
Partly. 130 places go to the highest scorers anywhere; the rest favour the Bournemouth (BH) catchment postcodes.
Is Bournemouth School for Girls super-selective?+
Partly. Bournemouth School for Girls reserves some places on 11+ score alone (open to any address) but also keeps a block for its catchment or priority area, so it is best described as part super-selective, part catchment.
How is the catchment for Bournemouth School for Girls measured?+
Pass; then looked-after, catchment Pupil Premium, 130 places on highest scores anywhere, then catchment residents, then outside catchment. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Bournemouth School for Girls?+
Children applying to Bournemouth School for Girls sit Dorset 11+ (consortium; English+Maths), usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Bournemouth School for Girls offer?+
Bournemouth School for Girls admits 180 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Bournemouth School for Girls from outside the area?+
Yes. You can sit the test from any address, and Bournemouth School for Girls keeps a block of places for the highest scorers regardless of where they live, so an out-of-area child with a strong score has a realistic route in.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Bournemouth School for Girls?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, either the open score block or your position in the catchment.
When do we register for the Dorset 11+ (consortium; English+Maths)?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Bournemouth School for Girls or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Bournemouth School for Girls and your local authority before applying.