Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Bournemouth School for Girls 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Bournemouth School for Girls 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
If your daughter is bright, curious and ready to throw herself at everything on offer, Bournemouth School for Girls is widely regarded as the strongest state school for miles — pulling in able girls from a long stretch of the south coast, from Weymouth in the west to Southampton in the east. Around 1,200 girls attend, heavily oversubscribed, yet the thing parents say again and again is that it doesn't feel like a hothouse. Sparky and high-achieving, yes — but happy with it, which is a different thing.
Founded in 1918 and on its present site since the early 1960s, the school has a genuine reputation for breadth. Sport is a real strength, music and drama live in a Performing Arts Centre with a 200-seat theatre and recording studio, and the school has a handbell team that has performed at the Royal Albert Hall — a detail that is both charming and genuinely impressive. There is also a lovely small tradition: on their very first day, Year 7 pupils write a letter to themselves about what they hope to achieve, then open it again at the end of Year 11 — by which point they are a rather different person reading their own younger words.
It suits a capable, self-assured girl who wants room to range widely rather than simply chase grades. The promise here is straightforward: pile on the opportunities, and trust the girls to make the most of them.
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Does Bournemouth School for Girls have a catchment area?
Yes, they do. For Bournemouth School for Girls, priority catchment area is defined by the postal addresses of BH1 to BH11, in addition to the postcodes BH12 5xx, BH23 1xx, BH23 2xx and BH23 3xx.
Bournemouth School for Girls uses the GL assessment format for its 11+ entrance exam.
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process at Bournemouth School for Girls.
Bournemouth School for Girls is a single-sex grammar school, admitting girls only.
The official website for Bournemouth School for Girls is https://wearebsg.uk/.
Yes, Bournemouth School for Girls operates a priority catchment area. This includes BH1 to BH11, plus BH12 5xx, BH23 1xx, BH23 2xx, and BH23 3xx postcodes.
The school is heavily oversubscribed, typically receiving two or three applications for every available place.
Your child first needs to reach the required standard in the Bournemouth and Poole Grammar Schools Consortium 11+ (tests in maths, English and verbal reasoning). Qualifying girls are then ranked in this order: looked-after and previously looked-after children; Pupil Premium girls living inside the catchment area; Pupil Premium girls outside it; other girls inside the catchment; then girls outside it. Within each group, ranking is by total test score. There is no separate sibling priority.
If your daughter cannot sit the entrance test on the set date, for example through illness, tell the Headteacher as soon as possible and the school will look to arrange testing as soon as practicable; evidence is required. If she attends, she is presumed well enough to sit the papers. For extra time or other access arrangements, you must submit the Application for Special Access Arrangements form to the Access Arrangements Panel by its deadline. Timing is not varied without a relevant statement of educational need.
