The Cornerstone Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Poole, BH15 4BQ
- Distance
- 4.9km away
Lytchett Minster School
Post Green Road, Purbeck, Poole, BH16 6JD
Local ranking4th of 28 secondary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1650
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 251
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 28.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 39.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
101
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 307
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1590
- Boys
- 774 (48%)
- Girls
- 850 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1650 (98% full)
- SEND
- 15.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.6%
- EAL
- 2.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 13.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 91.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,991/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.1%
- White Other: 4.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Black African: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
- Other: 0.3%
91.1%
White British
4.1%
White Other
1.5%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 113863
- UKPRN
- 10004135
- Establishment No.
- 4035
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