Linwood School
Special school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025, report published 5 March 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around January 2029
The last inspection was in January 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 1.9 milesLangside School
Standards maintained (May 2025)
- 2.0 milesTregonwell Academy
School remains Outstanding (May 2023)
- 2.4 milesVictoria Education Centre
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
- 2.9 milesWinchelsea School
Report card, Jun 2026: 5 strong, 3 expected
- 3.0 milesPortfield School
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.