Poole High School | School performance

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

51.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1376.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,875

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

51.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1376.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,875

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

51.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1376.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,875

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Poole High School · Secondary with sixth form · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Part ofTWYNHAM LEARNING

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

78%

78%78%78%

'25

'25 · 78%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

56%

56%56%56%

'25

'25 · 56%

Attainment 8

51.0

51.051.051.0

'25

'25 · 51.0

EBacc entry

57%

57%57%57%

'25

'25 · 57%

EBacc APS

1376.3

1376.31376.31376.3

'25

'25 · 1376.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

35.0

35.035.035.0

'25

'25 · 35.0

A-level value added

-0.04

0.00.00.0

'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

12%

13%13%13%

'25

'25 · 13%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-B-B-

'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,875

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

21%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

25%

Contact

Address

Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2BW

Local authority

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Website

https://www.poolehigh.co.uk/

Telephone

01202666988

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	78%	56%	51.0	Not applicable	57%	1376.3	58%	1,875

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	35.0	B-	-0.04	12%	162

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,875	14.3	22%	13%	21%	9%	25%