Lytchett Minster SchoolThe Purbeck School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lytchett Minster School and The Purbeck School are secondary schools.
Lytchett Minster School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Purbeck School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Lytchett Minster School was judged Good and The Purbeck School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.8 for Lytchett Minster School and 41.9 for The Purbeck School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lytchett Minster School (51.5 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Purbeck School (44.2 in 2022-23, 41.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PooleLytchett Minster School | WarehamThe Purbeck School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 29 in Dorset | 3rd of 29 in Dorset Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,590 | 1,028 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 1,180 | |
| Location | Poole, BH16 6JD | Wareham, BH20 4PF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.8 Stronger figure | 41.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.4% Stronger figure | 36.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.4% Stronger figure | 57.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.4% | 19.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 Stronger figure | 3.54 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 253 | 164 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 101 | 67 | |
| A-level average points | 35.4 Stronger figure | 30.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.3 | 33.3 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.8% | 11.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,590 | 1,028 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.6% | 22.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.8% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 13.1% | 12.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.8% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.6% | 21.7% 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.
Lytchett Minster School
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