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Poole High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Wimborne Road, Poole BH15 2BW · poolehigh.co.uk · 01202 666988
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.50 mi
- 4.03 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Category 4e · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,891
- 96% of 1,975 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.4%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Twynham Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 4e” went to a home 2.50 mi (4.03 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 311 families put the school first and 316 places were offered; 88% 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 | 316 | 311 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 319 | 283 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 303 | 261 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 321 | 348 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 322 | 324 | 1▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 4e | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 2.50 mi4.03 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51, and 55.6% 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- (35.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51 | 46 | ||
| ▲55.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.67 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113907)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.9 | +1.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.3 | 0 |
| Further education | 35.6 | −3.7 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 4.1 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +2.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 113907)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 students | B- (35.1) | Average -0.04 | |
| 132 students | C+ (34.4) | Average -0.01 | |
| 63 students | Dist (33.6) | Above average +0.42 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 126 | B- (36.3) | +0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 107 | C (29.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 128 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 137 | C (31.6) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 133 | C- (27.9) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 134 | C (30.1) | +0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 140 | D+ (24) | +0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.7 | +14.9 |
| Further education | 5.3 | +1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 29.1 | −5.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.9 | −4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −8.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Poole High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113907)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113907), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113907)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113907)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (127 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 127
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on 23 parents (18%) whose child was bullied
based on 36 parents (28%) with SEND