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Connie Rothman School

Mixed · ages 11–21 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · Christchurch BH23 1DNSchool website
Pupils on roll
40of 45 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
51
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Connie Rothman School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Connie Rothman School is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 10.8, 8% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureConnie Rothman SchoolBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)10.850.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths8%57%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths18%75%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%44%41%
EBacc average point score0.614.544.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils36.234.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils54.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language16%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics2957%88%3%22%48%
English Language2855%89%4%20%54%
Combined Science918%65%0%9%44%
Psychology714%3%0%22%43%
English Literature612%86%17%21%50%
Business Studies510%18%20%
Art and Design510%7%24%
Photography510%6%19%
Religious Studies510%31%32%
Statistics36%5%20%
History36%41%26%
Economics12%1%34%
Chinese12%1%75%
Citizenship Studies12%3%19%
Biology12%23%45%
Fine Art12%9%28%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies2

A levels and other level 3 courses

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business Studies13%
Economics13%
Mathematics31%
Psychology23%
Spanish2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
SociologyGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
SociologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)

Other secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,320 pupils

98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 74.2

Corfe Hills School

Academy converter · sixth form · 943 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7

Glenmoor Academy

Academy sponsor led · 902 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 60.7

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.