Poole High School

Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2BW

Secondary

Phase

1975

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 May 2024 and continues as Poole High School (URN 150883) (opened 1 June 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 51.0 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 55.9% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 76.3% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 55.6% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 4.7 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 320

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 95.0%
Continued in education: 86.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 4.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 73.0%
Higher education: 31.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 34.0%
Not sustained: 17.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

36.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

38.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

126

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 21.5% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 34.2
16-18 Cohort: 304

Pupil Demographics

2023-24

Total Pupils: 1875
Boys: 1040 (55%)
Girls: 835 (45%)
Capacity: 1975 (95% full)
SEND: 20.0%
FSM Eligible: 19.4%
EAL: 10.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.3%
SEN Support: 18.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 14.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 133.1
Budget per Pupil: £7,040/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

Overall Absence Rate: 9.5% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence: 25.0% nat17.5%

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

2023-24

White British: 83.7%
White Other: 6.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
Other: 1.4%
Mixed Other: 1.1%
Asian Indian: 1.1%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%

83.7%

White British

6.9%

White Other

1.5%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Wimborne Road

Poole, South West

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Administrative

URN: 113907
UKPRN: 10005145
Establishment No.: 5407

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