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Girls independent all-through school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Talbot Heath School

Rothesay Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 9NJ

Independent Sixth form Church of England Girls
School website 01202761881

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Average A level grade (2024/25)
B

A level entries are recorded consistently across school types, so this figure is shown.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
427
Places
619
How full
69% full — 427 of 619 places taken, so places are likely to be available

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
46%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
11%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
74%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
1%

England 17%

Households with no car
8%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
43%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent school
Phase
All-through
Ages
Ages 2–19
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Boarding
Boarding school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Ross Cameron
Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Constituency
Bournemouth West
URN
113945

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest all-through schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
Kings BournemouthOther independent school No grade 1 mi
Winton AcademyAcademy sponsor led Outstanding 2024 55.4 1.2 mi
Glenmoor AcademyAcademy sponsor led No grade 60.7 1.2 mi
Livingstone Academy BournemouthFree schools Good 2024 1.5 mi
St Aldhelm's AcademyAcademy sponsor led No grade 33.6 1.6 mi
The Bourne AcademyAcademy sponsor led No grade 44.2 1.7 mi
Bournemouth SchoolAcademy converter Outstanding 2024 74.2 2.2 mi
Oak AcademyAcademy converter No grade 32.5 2.3 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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