St Aldhelm's Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.0%
34.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
808
Capacity used
Has space90%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
120 of 120 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
248
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 120 | 120 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 43 | 17 | ● 40% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 8 | ● 18% |
| 4th preference | 40 | 6 | ● 15% |
| Total | 248 | 151 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Ingram
- Address
- Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS
- Phone
- 01202732500
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Alderney & Bourne Valley · Bournemouth West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136206
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
808 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
RSIInclusion Needs attention Achievement Urgent improvement Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
04 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 922 pupils
Attendance
87.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 44.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 6% | 28% | 52% | |
| English Language | 154 | 6% | 30% | 49% | |
| Combined Science | 141 | 6% | 30% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 140 | 5% | 31% | 54% | |
| History | 75 | 12% | 29% | 44% | |
| Geography | 58 | 9% | 21% | 34% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 9% | 39% | 63% | |
| Business | 31 | 0% | 10% | 23% | |
| Design & Technology | 16 | 6% | 44% | 63% | |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 21% | 50% | 57% | |
| Spanish | 11 | 36% | 64% | 82% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.