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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Poole High School, URN 113907
- 23 November 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Poole High School, URN 113907
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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 entry863 applications · 316 places offered · 311 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
- 2025 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2024 2.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2023 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2022 2.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2021 2.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2020 2.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 2.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 2.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school
- This school
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
Dashed bars: as Poole High School (URN 113907), the previous school.
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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 316 | 863 | 2.7 | 311 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 319 | 708 | 2.2 | 283 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 * | 303 | 691 | 2.3 | 261 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2023 * | 321 | 827 | 2.6 | 348 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2022 * | 322 | 795 | 2.5 | 324 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2021 * | 324 | 885 | 2.7 | 357 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 * | 321 | 794 | 2.5 | 359 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2019 * | 325 | 819 | 2.5 | 398 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2018 * | 325 | 730 | 2.3 | 345 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2017 * | 310 | 609 | 2.0 | 247 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 * | 321 | 626 | 2.0 | 252 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2015 * | 322 | 688 | 2.1 | 315 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 * | 320 | 655 | 2.1 | 309 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 307 | 48.1 | 50% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 295 | 51.0 | 56% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 * | 320 | 51.0 | 56% | 76% | +0.54 |
| 2022/23 * | 310 | 52.0 | 52% | 77% | +0.72 |
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
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Poole High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20221.7applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20224.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 67.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20233.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 70.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRequires significant improvement 20261.2applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained2025
- 5.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood202144.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 150883 · 839/5407
- Trust
- Twynham Learning
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,975 pupils · 1,891 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 June 2024
- Replaced
- Poole High School (URN 113907)
- Address
- Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2BW
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources