The Lion Works School
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Poole, BH12 5AD
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Winchelsea School
Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4LL
Ofsted: Strong
Independent
Phase
250
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 0.1 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 31
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 235
- Boys
- 162 (69%)
- Girls
- 73 (31%)
- Capacity
- 250 (94% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.4%
- EAL
- 14.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £27,177/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 81.7%
- White Other: 6.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
81.7%
White British
6.8%
White Other
2.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Guernsey Road
Poole, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113955
- UKPRN
- 10015851
- Establishment No.
- 7005
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