Poole 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gravel Hill, Poole, BH17 9JU
Website: www.poolegrammar.com
Telephone: 01202692132
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Amanda Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136850

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1236
Number of Pupils: 1237
Number of Boys: 1237
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.57 Confidence interval 0.37 to 0.76
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 166 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:78%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:93%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:72
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.85
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 1,106 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ad Astra Infant School
Sherborn Crescent , Canford Heath BH17 8AP
3out of 4 1,274 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haymoor Junior School
Ashdown Close , Canford Heath BH17 8WG
3out of 4 1,284 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Broadstone First School
Tudor Road , BH18 8AA
4out of 4 1,466 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canford Heath Junior School
Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ
3out of 4 1,955 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Poole Grammar School
Gravel Hill , BH17 9JU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Parkstone Grammar School
Sopers Lane , BH17 7EP
4out of 4 1,179 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Magna Academy
Ashdown Close , Adastral Road BH17 8RE
4out of 4 1,269 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 2,516 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Corfe Hills School
Higher Blandford Road , BH18 9BG
2out of 4 2,695 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,211 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 4 460 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Longspee School
Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ
4out of 4 1,845 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.