St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 113893
- Address
- Dale Valley Road, Oakdale, BH15 3HY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1072 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 75.1%
Other White 10.7%
Mixed 5.7%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 1.9%
African 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.4
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 12 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
Biology | GCSE | 25 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
English Language | GCSE | 173 |
English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 207
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 186 88 98 |
Year 8 | 187 101 86 |
Year 9 | 180 89 91 |
Year 10 | 179 89 90 |
Year 11 | 184 101 83 |
Year 12 | 84 49 35 |
Year 13 | 72 33 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 93.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 35.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 75.0% 63.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 24.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 14.0% 20.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 1.7% |