The Cornerstone Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 139258
- Address
- Blandford Close, Hamworthy, BH15 4BQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 668 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.2%
- Persistent absence
- 44.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 78.4%
Other White 8.2%
Mixed 3.7%
African 3.7%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 113 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 113 |
| French | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
The Cornerstone Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 78 77 |
| Year 8 | 155 80 75 |
| Year 9 | 126 70 56 |
| Year 10 | 111 66 45 |
| Year 11 | 121 64 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 67.0% 39.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 44.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 4.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |