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Parkstone Grammar School

Sopers Lane, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7EP ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025Grammar school

At a glance

A state girls' grammar academy for ages 11–18 in Poole. Ofsted inspection (May 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 68.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 213 families put it first for 192 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,241
Gender: Girls
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Selective
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Academy trust: PARKSTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
Headteacher: Ms Anna Collins
Opened: Jan 2011

School website 01202605605 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 20 May 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (18 Apr 2024): School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 186 pupils

Attainment 8

68.5

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

90.3%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

97.8%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.43

2023/24 · CI 0.21 to 0.65

This school

68.5

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

50.5

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

192

1st preferences

213

All applications

350

1st prefs per place

1.11

More first choices than places

179 of 213 first-preference applicants were offered a place (84%). 32 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,248

Capacity

1,300

95% full

Girls / boys

100/0

Girls

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)6.9%
English as an additional language6.6%
SEN support11.9%
Education, Health and Care plan1%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.