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Voluntary aided school · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,093Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of England/Roman CatholicReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 113893URN

Dale Valley Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodApr 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
4.1per place
1.3 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSelective

691 applications for 170 places · 1st of 21 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
46.7of 90
13th of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodApr 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

  1. 23 November 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 30 April 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
4.1applications per place, Year 7
1.3 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

691 applications · 170 places offered · 190 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 4.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
  2. 2025 3.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  3. 2024 3.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  4. 2023 3.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  5. 2022 3.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  6. 2021 3.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
  7. 2020 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  9. 2018 2.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  10. 2017 2.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
  11. 2016 2.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
  12. 2015 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
  13. 2014 2.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
More applications per place than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261706914.11901.12
Sep 20251706353.72601.53
Sep 20241745863.42191.26
Sep 20231766103.52301.31
Sep 20221776333.61981.12
Sep 20211786053.42111.19
Sep 20201855272.92081.12
Sep 20191815262.91971.09
Sep 20181835092.82251.23
Sep 20171834202.31981.08
Sep 20161774872.81961.11
Sep 20151774592.62151.21
Sep 20141794292.41941.08

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

179 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.713th of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%17th of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%
  • This school
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.09
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)17946.743%68%–
2024/2517546.451%70%–
2023/2417744.846%65%+0.09
2022/2317846.444%71%+0.18

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
113893 · 839/4610
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Capacity
1,146 pupils · 1,093 on roll
Free school meals
14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Dale Valley Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3HY
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources