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Talbot Heath School

URN
113945
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Talbot Heath School
URN
113945
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Girls
Age range
2-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

89 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

96

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

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School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
School website
http://www.talbotheath.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

61.3

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

78.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

93.2%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

45.8%

EBacc achievement

EBacc achievement

28.8%

Post-16 (A level)

Above average

Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

Average point score per entry

APS

39.6

Value added

Value added

+0.25

AAB with two facilitating subjects

AAB %

23.3%

Retention

Retention %

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

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

Contact details

Address
Rothesay Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Bournemouth, Dorset
Postcode
BH4 9NJ
Phone
1202761881
Website
http://www.talbotheath.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local authority code
839

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Authority statistics

Total schools

125

Open schools

117

Closed schools

8

Primary schools

68

Secondary schools

23

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary68 (54.4%)
  • Secondary23 (18.4%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other34 (27.2%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School693 mPrimaryOpen
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School693 mPrimaryClosed
Arts University Bournemouth1.2 kmNot applicableOpen
The Arts Institute At Bournemouth1.2 km16 plusClosed
Bournemouth University1.3 kmNot applicableOpen
Talbot Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
Talbot Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
Langside School1.4 kmNot applicableOpen
Victoria Education Centre1.4 kmNot applicableOpen
Talbot House School1.6 kmNot applicableClosed
  • Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Arts University Bournemouth
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Arts Institute At Bournemouth
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Bournemouth University
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Talbot Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Talbot Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Langside School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Victoria Education Centre
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Talbot House School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed

Similar schools

Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Arts University BournemouthNot applicableBH12 5HHOpen
Bournemouth Christian SchoolNot applicableBH2 6NAClosed
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory SchoolNot applicableBH14 9JYOpen
Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolNot applicableBH5 2DYOpen
Bournemouth UniversityNot applicableBH12 5BBOpen
  • Arts University Bournemouth
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BH12 5HH
    Status
    Open
  • Bournemouth Christian School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BH2 6NA
    Status
    Closed
  • Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BH14 9JY
    Status
    Open
  • Bournemouth Collegiate School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BH5 2DY
    Status
    Open
  • Bournemouth University
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BH12 5BB
    Status
    Open

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.