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Poole Grammar School

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH17 9JUSecondaryAges 11–18BoysState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
May 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.4×
More first choices than offers made
243 1st-choice / 177 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#433 of 3,141 nationally

About Poole Grammar School

Poole Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys. DfE data records 1,224 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,375.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (13 May 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 70.2 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was B for 2023/24. admissions data records 243 first-preference applications and 177 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

Figures can refer to different reporting periods. Check the date and source shown beside each section. How Classpot uses published data.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderBoys
AddressGravel Hill, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH17 9JU
HeadteacherMrs Katie Etheridge
Local AuthorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Number of Pupils1,224
Free School Meals (FSM)5.2%
School Capacity1,224 / 1,375 (89% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 May 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 17 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:30

Source: poolegrammar.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Poole Grammar School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.