Glenmoor Academy

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Beswick Avenue
Ensbury Park
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH10 4EX
Phone 01202527818
Reference Number 140008

Description

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Glenmoor Academy is a prominent single-sex secondary school for girls in the Ensbury Park area of Bournemouth, located in the English county of Dorset. Established in 1877 as Winton British School, it initially provided education for both girls and boys up to the age of 13. Since then, the school has evolved and adapted to various educational reorganizations across the region. In 1957, the secondary section of Moordown School relocated to the present site on Beswick Avenue, renamed Glenmoor School. Glenmoor Academy officially converted to academy status in 2013, becoming part of the United Learning trust.

The school offers classes to students aged 11 to 16, excelling in English, maths, humanities, and expressive arts. Glenmoor Academy is praised for its comfortable learning environment, where students can build strong friendships, develop self-esteem, and enjoy diverse extracurricular activities. The school prides itself in an environment where teaching and learning are characterized by good relationships between staff and students, leading to exceptional student behavior and achievement. Glenmoor Academy nurtures and inspires its students, ensuring they thrive both academically and personally.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 895

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 183
8 180
9 178
10 177
11 177

Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2019-07-11
Date Description Report
2019-06-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-06-20 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-06-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
60.4 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 83% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 88% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
1.11 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 197 13
Third Preference 109 4
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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