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Victoria Education Centre
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Non-maintained special school
12 Lindsay Road, Branksome Park, Poole BH13 6AS · victoria.poole.sch.uk · 01202 763697
On the mapSearch near BH13 6AS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 0.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.2, England 45.9
- Pupils
- 133
- 3 over 130 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.3, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.2, and across England 45.9.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| hidden | 46 | ||
| hidden | 45.4% | ||
| hidden | 64.8% | ||
| hidden | 40.5% | ||
| hidden | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 16.7 | — |
| Other education | 83.3 | −16.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Victoria Education Centre was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 35
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (100%) with SEND