Lytchett Minster SchoolCorfe Hills School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lytchett Minster School and Corfe Hills School are secondary schools.
Lytchett Minster School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Corfe Hills School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lytchett Minster School is ahead on our composite score.
Lytchett Minster School was judged Good and Corfe Hills School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.8 for Lytchett Minster School and 46.7 for Corfe Hills School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lytchett Minster School (51.5 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Corfe Hills School (48.9 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PooleLytchett Minster School | BroadstoneCorfe Hills School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 29 in Dorset | 15th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 13-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,590 | 931 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 1,716 | |
| Location | Poole, BH16 6JD | Broadstone, BH18 9BG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.8 Stronger figure | 46.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.4% Stronger figure | 46.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.4% | 73.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.4% | 22.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | 3.97 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 253 | 234 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 101 | 97 | |
| A-level average points | 35.4 Stronger figure | 24.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.3 Stronger figure | 27.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,590 | 931 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.6% | 17.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.8% | 3.7% | |
| SEN support | 13.1% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.8% Stronger figure | 11.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.6% Stronger figure | 30.3% | 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.
Lytchett Minster School
Corfe Hills School
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