SUMMER 2024
Key Stage 4
Poole High School continues to enjoy a strong trend of improvement. For the third year in a row, the P8 score for the school has consistently been well above +0.50. The school’s progress figure now stands at +0.54, which places Poole High within the top 8% of schools nationally for progress. With over 76% of our students achieving the benchmark grades in both English and Maths in preparation for level 3 study, this stands at over 10% higher than the national average. Over 25% of all grades in all subjects achieved were a grade 7 or higher.
Progress-8: +0.54 Attainment-8: 51 GCSE English & Maths Grade 5+: 56% GCSE English & Maths Grade 4+: 76.3% Pupils entered for EBacc: 55.6% EBacc APS: 4.67 Pupils staying in education or going into employment*: 95% *2022 leavers (this is the latest DfE data) The full accounting of the latest Poole High School Post-16 results from the Department for Education can be found here.
Sixth Form
We are extremely proud of all of our young people, who have shown such dedication, tenacity and resilience over the last few years, which has culminated in so many successes both academically and personally. This year we again celebrate over 80% of our large Sixth Form progressing to university and we are pleased to announce that the trend in year on year applicants gaining places at the prestigious Russell Group universities is upwards. Courses this year that proved popular included Psychology, Law, Mathematics, History, Engineering, Computer Science and BioMed Science.
Our large school and sixth form enable us to provide our students with an unprecedented level of choice when compared to other local providers for post-16 study. All our courses are expertly delivered by highly skilled subject specialists.
Value Added (Academic): +0.04 Average Grade (Academic): B- Average Points (Academic): 36.3 Value Added (Vocational): +0.19 Average Grade (Vocational): Distinction Average Points (Vocational): 34.22 After Post-16 Study, Poole High School students which: Stayed in education*: 34% Entered an apprenticeship: 5% Entered employment: 34% Not in education or employment: 17% Destination unknown: 10% *2022 leavers (this is the latest DfE data) The full accounting of the latest Poole High School Post-16 results from the Department for Education can be found here.
