Secondary schools in Poole
8 secondary schools in Poole, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Poole in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Poole first 1,465 times for 1,379 places: 1.06 first choices per place. 4 of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.18 miles (St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole) to 5.25 miles (Lytchett Minster School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Lytchett Minster School
- Magna Academy
- Parkstone Grammar School
- Poole Grammar School
- Poole High School
- St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
- The Cornerstone Academy
- St Aldhelm's Academy
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