Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Academy converter · 846 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.3
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Corfe Hills School
- Pupils on roll
- 943of 1,716 places
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 234
- Ofsted
- Good, 14 September 2021Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Corfe Hills School (URN 113864, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 at Corfe Hills School in 2023, 52% stayed on in Corfe Hills School’s own sixth form (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average 45%), 38% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Among the 126 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 35% went to university (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 31%, England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Business Studies, Media Studies and Geography.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Corfe Hills School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 3,857 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 52% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Corfe Hills School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 126 | 3,144 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 35% | 31% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 44% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Corfe Hills School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.7 | 50.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 75% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 22% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | 4.54 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.7 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.0 | 54.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 230 | 98% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 229 | 98% | 88% | 19% | 22% | 83% |
| English Literature | 221 | 94% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 177 | 76% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 68% |
| History | 101 | 43% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 70% |
| Business Studies | 95 | 41% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 72% |
| Geography | 79 | 34% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 65% |
| Media Studies | 62 | 26% | 4% | 21% | 20% | 74% |
| Computer Science | 58 | 25% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 55% |
| Chemistry | 47 | 20% | 23% | 34% | 47% | 85% |
| Biology | 47 | 20% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 87% |
| French | 47 | 20% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 62% |
| Physics | 47 | 20% | 23% | 21% | 46% | 79% |
| Spanish | 46 | 20% | 19% | 24% | 27% | 78% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 13% | 11% | 23% | 24% | 84% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 30 | 13% | 8% | 13% | 21% | 87% |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 12% | 31% | 26% | 32% | 85% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 11% | 11% | 31% | 23% | 85% |
| Photography | 20 | 9% | 6% | 5% | 19% | 95% |
| Art and Design | 17 | 7% | 7% | 6% | 24% | 76% |
| Textiles | 16 | 7% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 69% |
| Drama | 14 | 6% | 7% | 36% | 27% | 93% |
| Music | 14 | 6% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 71% |
| Russian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Modern Hebrew | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 83% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 59 | 61% | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | 28% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 20 | 21% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Corfe Hills School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 198 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 97 | 1,548 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | D+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 24.70 | 35.52 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 23 | 24% | 13% |
| Media Studies | 22 | 23% | 4% |
| Geography | 17 | 18% | 10% |
| Psychology | 15 | 15% | 23% |
| History | 13 | 13% | 13% |
| English Language | 12 | 12% | 4% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 11% | 4% |
| Politics | 11 | 11% | 6% |
| Mathematics | 11 | 11% | 31% |
| Sociology | 10 | 10% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 9% | 5% |
| Physics | 8 | 8% | 12% |
| Art and Design | 7 | 7% | 1% |
| English Literature | 7 | 7% | 11% |
| Biology | 6 | 6% | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 37 | 38% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 9 | 9% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 8 | 8% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.