Poole Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Gravel Hill, Poole, BH17 9JU
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 13/05/2025
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
10.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,224
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,375 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
170 of 212 families who put it first got an offer
176
Places offered
313
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 212 | 170 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 67 | 6 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 313 | 176 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lets families list 4 preferences. 59 applications came from outside the council area (41 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
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Etheridge
- Address
- Gravel Hill, Poole, BH17 9JU
- Phone
- 01202692132
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Canford Heath · Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136850
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: POOLE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,224 pupils · 1,375 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
13 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good - 24
27 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 906 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.6%
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 | 71.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.58 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.33 | — | — |
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 | 70.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 95.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2022/2023)
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 | 40.02 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 32.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 140 | — |
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 | 176 | 74% | 99% | 99% | |
| English Language | 176 | 51% | 93% | 97% | |
| Religious Studies | 174 | 51% | 88% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 40% | 90% | 97% | |
| Biology | 155 | 58% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 155 | 70% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 155 | 63% | 97% | 100% | |
| Geography | 93 | 67% | 97% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 72 | 51% | 93% | 100% | |
| History | 62 | 79% | 97% | 98% | |
| Spanish | 62 | 31% | 76% | 85% | |
| French | 60 | 50% | 77% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 91 | 27% | 48% | 66% | |
| Chemistry | 48 | 19% | 46% | 71% | |
| Physics | 40 | 13% | 35% | 55% | |
| Economics | 38 | 8% | 47% | 71% | |
| Biology | 36 | 11% | 33% | 58% | |
| Geography | 25 | 4% | 12% | 36% | |
| History | 21 | 14% | 48% | 81% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 21 | 19% | 52% | 90% | |
| Computer Science | 20 | 0% | 50% | 70% | |
| 3D Studies | 18 | 61% | 83% | 100% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 0% | 11% | 39% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 15% | 31% | 77% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10515: Poole 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) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
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.