Victoria Education CentreLinwood School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Victoria Education Centre and Linwood School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Victoria Education Centre was judged Good and Linwood School was judged exceptional.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Linwood School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PooleVictoria Education Centre | BournemouthLinwood School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 2-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 133 | 437 | |
| Capacity | 130 | 472 | |
| Location | Poole, BH13 6AS | Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 5 | 26 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 128 | 411 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.9% | 42.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.2% | 14.8% | |
| SEN support | 0.8% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.2% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 16.9% | 9.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 50.0% | 28.7% 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
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.
Victoria Education Centre
Linwood School
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