The Cornerstone Academy 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 19/01/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.7%, which is 2.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Blandford Close, Poole, BH15 4BQ
Website: http://www.carter.poole.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01202676789
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sam Davidson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139258

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 443
Number of Boys: 241
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.24 Confidence interval -0.06 to 0.55
Of the 69 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 67 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.36
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School
Blandford Road , Hamworthy BH15 4AX
3out of 4 254 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hamworthy Park Junior School
Ashmore Crescent , Hamworthy BH15 4DG
3out of 4 382 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Old Town Infant School and Nursery
Green Road , BH15 1QB
3out of 4 1,638 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oakdale Junior School
School Lane , BH15 3JR
3out of 4 2,312 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bayside Academy
Turlin Road , Turlin Moor BH16 5AH
3out of 4 2,318 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cornerstone Academy
Blandford Close , Hamworthy BH15 4BQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Poole High School
Wimborne Road , BH15 2BW
3out of 4 1,832 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.