Corfe Hills SchoolPoole Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Corfe Hills School and Poole Grammar School are secondary schools.
Corfe Hills School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Poole Grammar School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Poole Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Corfe Hills School was judged Good and Poole Grammar School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.7 for Corfe Hills School and 70.2 for Poole Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Corfe Hills School (48.9 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Poole Grammar School (72.2 in 2021-22, 70.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BroadstoneCorfe Hills School | PoolePoole Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | B78/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 5th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 13-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 931 | 1,199 | |
| Capacity | 1,716 | 1,375 | |
| Location | Broadstone, BH18 9BG | Poole, BH17 9JU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.7 | 70.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.2% | 95.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.1% | 98.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.2% | 60.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | 6.42 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 234 | 176 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 97 | 140 | |
| A-level average points | 24.7 | 40.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.4 | 40.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 32.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 931 | 1,199 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.9% | 5.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.7% | 16.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.2% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.1% | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.3% | 10.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Corfe Hills School
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