Parkstone Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 136368
- Address
- Sopers Lane, BH17 7EP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1222 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 74.1%
Mixed 7.5%
Indian 6.6%
Other White 5.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 90%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 69.5
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.24
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
Astronomy | GCSE | 15 |
Biology | GCSE | 176 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 71 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 175 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
Economics | GCSE | 25 |
English Language | GCSE | 176 |
English Literature | GCSE | 176 |
Admissions
Parkstone Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 82
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 54
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 42
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 192 0 192 |
Year 8 | 192 0 192 |
Year 9 | 192 0 192 |
Year 10 | 189 0 189 |
Year 11 | 176 0 176 |
Year 12 | 144 0 144 |
Year 13 | 137 0 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 96.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 14.0% 39.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 80.0% 44.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.8% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.9% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 89.0% 65.4% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 60.0% 29.1% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.6% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 2.2% |