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6% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted: Quality of education: Good
176 pupils at the end of Year 11.
143 A-level students; average grade B, best three A levels averaging B. Progress: average (value added -0.04).
For Year 7 in September 2026, 243 families put it first for 177 places (1.4 first choices per place, oversubscribed). 70% of the families who put it first got a place.
| Entry | Places | First choices | Per place | First choices offered a place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7, 2024 | 180 | 225 | 1.3 | 75% |
| Year 7, 2025 | 176 | 212 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Year 7, 2026 | 177 | 243 | 1.4 | 70% |
Sports hall (5 courts), 5 football pitches, 3 rugby pitches, cricket, tennis courts, gym.
Some of these are open to the public (pay and play, clubs or community use) outside school hours. Schools nearby with similar facilities
Income £8.9m, spending £8.7m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,199 pupils).
Run by Poole Grammar School, a single-academy trust. The trust holds reserves of £273k, 3.1% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.
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Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Contains data © Sport England (Active Places), matched to the school by name and postcode. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.
| Subject | Entries | A*–A | England A*–A | A* | A*–B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 91 | 48.4% | 42.8% | 27.5% | 65.9% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 45.8% | 33.2% | 18.8% | 70.8% |
| Physics | 40 | 35% | 32.6% | 12.5% | 55% |
| Economics | 38 | 47.4% | 30.8% | 7.9% | 71.1% |
| Biology | 36 | 33.3% | 29% | 11.1% | 58.3% |
| Geography | 25 | 12% | 24.2% | 4% | 36% |
| History | 21 | 47.6% | 25.5% | 14.3% | 81% |
| Mathematics (Further) | 21 | 52.4% | 53.1% | 19% | 90.5% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 50% | 23.5% | 0% | 70% |
| Psychology | 18 | 11.1% | 19.8% | 0% | 38.9% |
| 3D Studies | 18 | 83.3% | 28.6% | 61.1% | 100% |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 30.8% | 28.3% | 15.4% | 76.9% |
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 16.8% | 0% | 25% |
| Electronics | 7 | 71.4% | 34.2% | 14.3% | 85.7% |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 7 | 14.3% | 17.7% | 0% | 42.9% |
| Logic / Philosophy | 6 | 16.7% | 22.1% | 0% | 50% |
| Subject | Entries | Grades 8–9 | England 8–9 | Grades 7+ | Grades 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 176 | 25.6% | 9.2% | 50.6% | 97.2% |
| Mathematics | 176 | 48.3% | 13% | 73.9% | 99.4% |
| Religious Studies | 174 | 24.1% | 19% | 50.6% | 91.4% |
| English Literature | 174 | 18.4% | 9.9% | 39.7% | 97.1% |
| Physics | 155 | 44.5% | 29.4% | 69.7% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 155 | 46.5% | 31.4% | 63.2% | 100% |
| Biology | 155 | 35.5% | 28.6% | 58.1% | 100% |
| Geography | 93 | 40.9% | 13.6% | 66.7% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 72 | 30.6% | 19.9% | 51.4% | 100% |
| Spanish | 62 | 25.8% | 15.3% | 30.6% | 85.5% |
| History | 62 | 58.1% | 15.2% | 79% | 98.4% |
| French | 60 | 23.3% | 18.1% | 50% | 93.3% |
| Art and Design | 47 | 53.2% | 13.2% | 70.2% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 26 | 30.8% | 12.8% | 38.5% | 96.2% |
| German | 23 | 0% | 20.6% | 13% | 73.9% |
| Other Sciences | 21 | 61.9% | 34.5% | 90.5% | 100% |
| Drama | 18 | 11.1% | 15.9% | 38.9% | 94.4% |
| Design & Technology | 15 | 26.7% | 13.3% | 60% | 100% |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 12 | 8.3% | 11.5% | 16.7% | 91.7% |
| Music | 8 | 25% | 20.5% | 37.5% | 100% |
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