Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School, Poole
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School is an independent school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Poole. It has a Christian religious character. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in March 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School are Talbot Heath School (1.8 miles), Kings Bournemouth (2.7 miles), St Martin's School (2.9 miles) and Park School (4.2 miles).
Talbot Heath SchoolKings BournemouthSt Martin's SchoolPark School
Who goes there
In 2026, 16 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Durrant Road (s-bound), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.
Routine Inspection
11 March 2025
Regulatory Compliance
19 January 2022
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
21 November 2017
Interim
1 January 2011
Second Cycle
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby schools
Keep up with Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is 24 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
238 pupils
283 places
45 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Poole
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Poole
Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council
Places available
4,119
Applications
3,624
Got 1st preference
86.4%
Got preferred school
96.9%
All secondary applications across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
9.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
238
Total Pupils
133
Boys
105
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
Questions parents ask about Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
When was Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School last inspected?
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in March 2025.
How many pupils go to Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School?
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School has around 238 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School?
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is 24 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School?
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School is at St Osmund's Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9JY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)