The Cornerstone Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Blandford Close, Poole, BH15 4BQ
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.8%
34.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
645
Capacity used
Has space72%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
79 of 79 families who put it first got an offer
103
Places offered
140
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 79 | 79 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 36 | 4 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 140 | 84 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lets families list 4 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (7 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Phillips
- Address
- Blandford Close, Hamworthy, Poole, BH15 4BQ
- Phone
- 01202676789
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Hamworthy · Poole
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139258
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
645 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
19 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 754 pupils
Attendance
87.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
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 | 40.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.73 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 102 | — |
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 | 100 | 16% | 55% | 72% | |
| English Language | 100 | 11% | 44% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 100 | 6% | 42% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 82 | 4% | 41% | 61% | |
| History | 56 | 23% | 59% | 73% | |
| Geography | 37 | 11% | 51% | 70% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 3% | 17% | 40% | |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 41% | 93% | 93% | |
| French | 26 | 50% | 81% | 88% | |
| Biology | 16 | 25% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 16 | 25% | 94% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 81% | 100% |
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.