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Parkstone Grammar School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Sopers Lane, Poole BH17 7EP · parkstone.poole.sch.uk · 01202 605605
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 68.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.85 mi
- 1.36 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Category 5 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,241
- 95% of 1,300 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 7.2%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 5” went to a home 0.85 mi (1.36 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 192 | 213 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 239 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 227 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 238 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 191 | 227 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.85 mi1.36 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 68.5, and 90.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (41.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲68.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲90.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 82.4 | +2.5 |
| Further education | 14.8 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144 students | B+ (41.8) | Above average +0.13 | |
| 144 students | B+ (42) | Above average +0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 135 | B (41.5) | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 156 | B (40.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 158 | B+ (42.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 161 | B (41.5) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 165 | B (39.6) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 166 | B (40.7) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 192 | B (39) | -0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.7 | −1 |
| Further education | 5.1 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 25.7 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Parkstone Grammar School on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Apr 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (206 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 206
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (23%) with SEND