Poole High School | Secondary with sixth form in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Ofsted & DfE

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2022/23

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2022/23

52.0

Attainment 8 · 2022/23

+0.72

Progress 8 · 2022/23

56%

EBacc entry · 2022/23

1439.9

EBacc APS · 2022/23

1,875

Pupils · 2023/24

10%

EAL · 2023/24

25%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2022/23

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2022/23

52.0

Attainment 8 · 2022/23

+0.72

Progress 8 · 2022/23

56%

EBacc entry · 2022/23

1439.9

EBacc APS · 2022/23

1,875

Pupils · 2023/24

10%

EAL · 2023/24

25%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2022/23

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2022/23

52.0

Attainment 8 · 2022/23

+0.72

Progress 8 · 2022/23

56%

EBacc entry · 2022/23

1439.9

EBacc APS · 2022/23

1,875

Pupils · 2023/24

10%

EAL · 2023/24

25%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2022/23.

Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio14.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusClosed

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

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2022/23 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

77%

-3pp

80%73%65%

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 77%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

52%

-8pp

60%50%40%

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 52%

Attainment 8

52.0

-0.9

52.949.045.0

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 52.0

Progress 8

+0.72

+0.2

+0.7+0.5+0.2

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · +0.7

EBacc entry

56%

+3pp

56%44%32%

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 56%

EBacc APS

1439.9

-10.6

1450.51315.01179.5

'18'19'22'23

'23 · 1439.9

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2023/24 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

36.2

+7.0

36.232.127.9

'18'19'22'23'24

'24 · 36.2

A-level value added

+0.05

+0.2+0.10.0

'17'18'19'24

'24 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

22%

+18pp

22%13%4%

'18'19'22'23'24

'24 · 22%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-C+C-

'18'19'22'23'24

'24 · B-

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Pupils & context

2023/24

Pupils on roll

1,875

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.1

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

19%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

25%

Contact

Address

Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2BW

Local authority

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Website

—

Telephone

—

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
2022/23	77%	52%	52.0	+0.72	56%	1439.9	57%	1,859
2021/22	80%	60%	52.9	+0.53	53%	1450.5	53%	1,913
2018/19	67%	46%	47.8	+0.48	51%	1233.3	59%	1,879
2017/18	65%	40%	45.0	+0.18	40%	1179.5	47%	1,824
2016/17	70%	44%	47.9	+0.23	32%	—	43%	1,827

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2023/24	36.2	B-	+0.05	22%	165
2022/23	29.2	C	—	4%	157
2021/22	35.4	B-	—	14%	183
2018/19	31.6	C	-0.03	7%	190
2017/18	27.9	C-	+0.05	4%	159
2016/17	30.1	C	+0.21	6%	150

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2023/24	1,875	14.1	20%	10%	19%	10%	25%
2022/23	1,859	14.2	20%	10%	19%	9%	25%
2021/22	1,913	14.8	22%	9%	20%	10%	28%
2020/21	1,936	14.9	21%	9%	18%	—	—
2018/19	1,879	15.6	20%	9%	24%	6%	13%
2017/18	1,824	16.0	21%	9%	25%	6%	12%
2016/17	1,827	15.5	24%	8%	25%	6%	12%