St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Dale Valley Road, Poole, BH15 3HY
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
62%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
20.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,093
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,146 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
62%
1st preference success rate
160 of 260 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
635
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 260 | 160 | ● 62% |
| 2nd preference | 222 | 7 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 128 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 635 | 170 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lets families list 4 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Barnett
- Address
- Dale Valley Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3HY
- Phone
- 01202740950
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Oakdale · Poole
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 113893
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,093 pupils · 1,146 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 930 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.52 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.66 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 76 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 13% | 55% | 73% | |
| English Language | 171 | 11% | 52% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 162 | 14% | 65% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 161 | 15% | 52% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 148 | 9% | 45% | 65% | |
| Geography | 99 | 12% | 54% | 62% | |
| Business | 80 | 18% | 46% | 63% | |
| History | 67 | 12% | 51% | 63% | |
| French | 66 | 18% | 59% | 67% | |
| German | 56 | 9% | 57% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 18% | 58% | 87% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 11% | 49% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 24 | 0% | 0% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 23 | 9% | 35% | 48% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 14 | 0% | 14% | 14% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 7% | 36% | |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 0% | 0% | 7% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 16815: St. Edward's School, Poole
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 48% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.