Parkstone Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Sopers Lane, Poole, BH17 7EP
97
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
10.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,241
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,300 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
182 of 239 families who put it first got an offer
192
Places offered
375
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 239 | 182 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 103 | 10 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 375 | 192 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lets families list 4 preferences. 57 applications came from outside the council area (27 offered). 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anna Collins
- Address
- Sopers Lane, Poole, BH17 7EP
- Phone
- 01202605605
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Creekmoor · Poole
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136368
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PARKSTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
1,241 pupils · 1,300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good - 24
18 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 953 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
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 | 67.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.52 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 68.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 90.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.12 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 186 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.78 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 144 | — |
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 | 186 | 53% | 92% | 98% | |
| English Language | 186 | 52% | 96% | 98% | |
| Biology | 184 | 57% | 92% | 99% | |
| Physics | 184 | 50% | 89% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 184 | 47% | 89% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 184 | 48% | 93% | 98% | |
| Business | 84 | 58% | 93% | 99% | |
| Geography | 74 | 72% | 96% | 100% | |
| History | 61 | 74% | 93% | 97% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 57 | 54% | 98% | 98% | |
| French | 56 | 82% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 55 | 49% | 69% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 68 | 19% | 47% | 62% | |
| Psychology | 44 | 9% | 36% | 82% | |
| Mathematics | 36 | 17% | 42% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 7% | 53% | 77% | |
| Geography | 30 | 3% | 20% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 24% | 55% | 86% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 27 | 11% | 26% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 20 | 15% | 55% | 85% | |
| Economics | 18 | 11% | 33% | 83% | |
| History | 17 | 24% | 47% | 82% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 17 | 6% | 41% | 82% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 21% | 36% | 79% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10514: Parkstone Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 14 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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: 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.