Avonbourne Girls Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Bournemouth (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Avonbourne Girls Academy is a secondary school located in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and currently has 1,188 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,538. It is part of the UNITED LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Michelle Dyer.
Key facts
- URN
- 138193
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Harris-Bridge | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Laura Thomas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jean Perez | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Viv Woodley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael Macleod | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Adam Scott | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lucie Barton-Ridges | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Beth Stannard | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record