Poole High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Poole, BH15 2BW
- Distance
- 1.7km away
The Cornerstone Academy
Blandford Close, Hamworthy, Poole, BH15 4BQ
Local ranking16th of 24 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.0 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.3% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 22.5% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 102
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 682
- Boys
- 343 (50%)
- Girls
- 339 (50%)
- Capacity
- 900 (76% full)
- SEND
- 21.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.8%
- EAL
- 18.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.3%
- SEN Support
- 17.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,858/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.5%
- White Other: 8.2%
- Black African: 5.3%
- Asian Other: 2.5%
- Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
76.5%
White British
8.2%
White Other
5.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Blandford Close
Poole, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 139258
- UKPRN
- 10040149
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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