Canford School
Other independent school · Mixed · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
650
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
680 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican/Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Christopher Wheeler
- Address
- Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
- Phone
- 01202841254
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Bearwood & Merley · Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 113922
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 30% | — | — |
650 pupils · 680 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 26.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.54 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.15 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 26.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 126 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 42.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 131 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 113 | 65% | 94% | 99% | |
| Business | 74 | 62% | 95% | 99% | |
| French | 64 | 63% | 91% | 95% | |
| Spanish | 46 | 43% | 85% | 96% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 54% | 91% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 28 | 68% | 96% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 21 | 43% | 100% | 100% | |
| Drama | 15 | 60% | 93% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 60% | 93% | 100% | |
| Music | 14 | 64% | 86% | 100% | |
| Latin | 11 | 73% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 71 | 27% | 51% | 79% | |
| Economics | 37 | 19% | 57% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 36 | 36% | 67% | 89% | |
| Biology | 32 | 22% | 63% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 27 | 7% | 56% | 85% | |
| Physics | 26 | 35% | 69% | 92% | |
| History | 19 | 16% | 47% | 95% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 6% | 28% | 72% | |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 6% | 81% | 94% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 36% | 64% | 93% | |
| French | 13 | 8% | 23% | 62% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 13 | 23% | 46% | 77% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10532: Canford School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 17 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.