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11+ in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: grammar schools, tests and places

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has four state grammar schools on the Department for Education’s register: Bournemouth School, Bournemouth School for Girls, Parkstone Grammar School and Poole Grammar School. They sit the Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+.

The tests

The test Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s schools share, and its dates.

  • Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+

    Set by GL Assessment; sat by Bournemouth School, Bournemouth School for Girls, Parkstone Grammar School and Poole Grammar School.

    • Next sitting: September 2027, for a place in September 2028. source
    • Registration closes: Not yet published on the pages read.
    • Results: Not yet published on the pages read.
    • Checked on 29 September 2026

A to Z

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: four schools and their places.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s state grammar schools
SchoolIntakeYear 7 placesTest
Bournemouth School Bournemouth Boys 180 source Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Bournemouth School for Girls Bournemouth Girls 180 source Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Parkstone Grammar School Poole Girls 192 source Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Poole Grammar School Poole Boys 180 source Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+

Year 7 places in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 732 in all, adding up each school’s published number.

Sources

Checked against the sources on 29 September 2026. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

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