Canford School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Independent schools
Funding
Independent school
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Anglican/Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Unique reference
113922
Address
Canford Magna, BH21 3AD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
646 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
57.6%
Girls
42.4%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
0%
Persistent absence
n/a
Special education needs (SEN)
38.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 0%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 26.7
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 0.94
Local authority average 4.54
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE21
BiologyGCSE113
Business Studies:SingleGCSE74
ChineseGCSE4
Classical CivilisationGCSE8
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE15
Design & TechnologyGCSE28
FrenchGCSE64
LatinGCSE11
MusicGCSE14
Year 2024-2025

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