Poole High 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 24/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2BW
Website: http://www.poolehigh.co.uk/
Telephone: 01202666988
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Gray
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 113907

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1975
Number of Pupils: 1936
Number of Boys: 1007
Number of Girls: 929

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.48 Confidence interval 0.34 to 0.63
Of the 294 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 289 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:51%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.19
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakdale Junior School
School Lane , BH15 3JR
3out of 4 521 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Longfleet Church of England Primary School
Jolliffe Avenue , BH15 2HF
3out of 4 807 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Old Town Infant School and Nursery
Green Road , BH15 1QB
3out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stanley Green Infant Academy
Stanley Green Road , Oakdale BH15 3AA
3out of 4 1,231 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole
Devon Road , BH15 3QQ
3out of 4 1,243 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Poole High School
Wimborne Road , BH15 2BW
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Cornerstone Academy
Blandford Close , Hamworthy BH15 4BQ
3out of 4 1,832 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 2,473 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Parkstone Grammar School
Sopers Lane , BH17 7EP
4out of 4 2,604 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Magna Academy
Ashdown Close , Adastral Road BH17 8RE
4out of 4 3,216 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 1,685 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longspee School
Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ
4out of 4 1,971 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Montacute School
3 Canford Heath Road , BH17 9NG
3out of 4 3,209 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.