Parkstone Grammar School is a secondary school located in Poole. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sopers Lane, Poole, BH17 7EP
Website: http://www.parkstone.poole.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01202605605
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Hallsworth
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136368

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1300
Number of Pupils: 1244
Number of Boys: 1
Number of Girls: 1243

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.91 Confidence interval 0.71 to 1.1
Of the 186 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 173 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:73%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:91%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:70.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.57
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillbourne Primary School
Kitchener Crescent , BH17 7HX
2out of 4 683 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Canford Heath Junior School
Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ
3out of 4 1,332 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canford Heath Infant School
Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ
4out of 4 1,382 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Stanley Green Infant Academy
Stanley Green Road , Oakdale BH15 3AA
3out of 4 1,453 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Haymoor Junior School
Ashdown Close , Canford Heath BH17 8WG
3out of 4 1,473 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkstone Grammar School
Sopers Lane , BH17 7EP
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Poole Grammar School
Gravel Hill , BH17 9JU
3out of 4 1,179 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Magna Academy
Ashdown Close , Adastral Road BH17 8RE
4out of 4 1,590 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Dale Valley Road , Oakdale BH15 3HY
3out of 4 2,253 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Poole High School
Wimborne Road , BH15 2BW
3out of 4 2,604 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadstone Middle School
Dunyeats Road , BH18 8AE
2out of 4 2,215 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bournemouth and Poole College
North Road , BH14 0LS
- not rated 3,207 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Montacute School
3 Canford Heath Road , BH17 9NG
3out of 4 749 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Longspee School
Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ
4out of 4 1,168 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.