Bournemouth Collegiate School

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

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One of today's pros grew up on these courts.

• Jack Pinnington Jones #191 ATP

An independent day and boarding school in Bournemouth for ages 3 to 18 whose Tennis Academy is run with The West Hants Club, an LTA regional centre. Selected pupils from Year 7 train with West Hants coaches at the club in daytime sessions around their lessons, and can board on the senior campus.

no own tennis courts for the academy — training is at The West Hants Club facilities

Programmes and prices

What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 11, 2026.

• Tennis Academy with The West Hants Club: school + tennis, BCS pupils from Year 7 (age 11), regional standard. £185, Performance Squad
• Senior school, day place: day school, ages 11 to 18 (Year 7 to Upper Sixth). £6,670 / term · £20,010 / year
• Full boarding, UK families: boarding, ages 11 to 18 (Year 7 to Upper Sixth). £6,935 / term, plus £6,670 / term tuition
• Weekly boarding, UK families: boarding, weekdays, ages 11 to 18. £5,470 / term, plus £6,670 / term tuition
• International student, full boarding: boarding, international pupils 11 to 18. £52,785 / year
• Athlete Enrichment Programme: school + sport, BCS pupils already competing at a high level outside school. £185 / year
• Flexi boarding: boarding, senior pupils for single nights, subject to space. £45 / night

Deals and codes

• Sport scholarships at 11+ and 16+ entry: 5% to 25% off fees; submissions by early December
• LTA regional centre funding at The West Hants Club for Tennis Academy players who meet the criteria
• Sibling discount: 5% for the first sibling, 10% for each further sibling
• Means-tested bursaries for families living permanently in the UK

The facts

• Tennis Academy charge: £185 (Performance Squad, their 2026 sport brochure; the cost depends on the squad after the trial)
• Day fee, senior school: £6,670 (a term in 2026-27 incl. VAT and lunch, £20,010 a year)
• Full boarding: £6,935 (a term for boarding only, tuition on top (2026-27))
• Academy athletes: 190+ (across all BCS sport academies, their own figure)
• Sport academies since: 2008 (tennis runs with The West Hants Club, an LTA regional centre)
• Acres, senior campus: 8 (in Southbourne, two minutes' walk from the clifftop; outdoor tennis courts on site)
• Boarding: Yes, full, weekly and flexi
• School on site: Yes, ages 3 to 18
• From age: 11, Tennis Academy from Year 7
• Adults: No adult tennis listed
• Visits: Open days, trial day
• Locations: Two schools; tennis at West Hants
• How to get in: School: registration (£120, international £600), Experience Day and interview, offers in February; Tennis Academy: LTA rating 8.2 or better by the April before Year 7, trial day at BCS and assessment day at West Hants in January
• Visits and trials: Senior open days Oct 17, 2026, Mar 11 and Jun 21, 2027; Sixth Form evening Nov 4, 2026; other visits by arrangement
• Languages: English; EAL lessons for international pupils, plus an EAL Accelerator course in Years 9 and 11
• School: Independent co-educational day and boarding school, ages 3 to 18, on two sites: Prep in Poole, Senior in Southbourne, Bournemouth
• College: 84% of 2025 Sixth Form leavers went to university; past destinations include US colleges such as West Virginia Wesleyan and Washington State (their own figure; no tennis scholarships named)

Coaches

• James White, Director of Tennis, The West Hants Club
• David Tomlinson, Director of Sport, runs the sport academies

Where it is

College Road, Christchurch BH5 2DY.

Nearest airport: Bournemouth (BOH), 6 km

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