Avonbourne Boys' Academy
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.3
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Poole Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,224of 1,375 places
- Free school meals
- 6.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 176
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 13 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Poole Grammar School (URN 113909, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 at Poole Grammar School in 2023, 89% stayed on in Poole Grammar School’s own sixth form (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average 45%), 7% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 148 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 51% went to university (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 31%, England 37%), and 39% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 70.2 against 46.1 across England and 50.5 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, with 96% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Poole Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 88% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
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 | Poole Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 173 | 3,857 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 89% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 7% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 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 | Poole Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 148 | 3,144 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 51% | 31% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 39% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 26% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Poole Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 70.2 | 50.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 75% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 60% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.42 | 4.54 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 5% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 53.3 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 71.0 | 54.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 176 | 100% | 88% | 74% | 22% | 99% |
| English Language | 176 | 100% | 89% | 51% | 20% | 97% |
| English Literature | 174 | 99% | 86% | 40% | 21% | 97% |
| Religious Studies | 174 | 99% | 31% | 51% | 32% | 91% |
| Physics | 155 | 88% | 23% | 70% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 155 | 88% | 23% | 58% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 155 | 88% | 23% | 63% | 47% | 100% |
| Geography | 93 | 53% | 41% | 67% | 25% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 72 | 41% | 13% | 51% | 30% | 100% |
| Spanish | 62 | 35% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 85% |
| History | 62 | 35% | 41% | 79% | 26% | 98% |
| French | 60 | 34% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 93% |
| 3D Design | 42 | 24% | 2% | 76% | 16% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 26 | 15% | 11% | 38% | 24% | 96% |
| German | 23 | 13% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 74% |
| Electronics | 21 | 12% | 0% | 90% | 70% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 21 | 12% | 65% | 67% | 9% | 90% |
| Drama | 18 | 10% | 7% | 39% | 27% | 94% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 9% | 11% | 60% | 23% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 12 | 7% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 92% |
| Music | 8 | 5% | 5% | 38% | 33% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 5 | 3% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Poole Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 300 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 140 | 1,548 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 40.02 | 35.52 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 32% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 90 | 64% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 47 | 34% | 17% |
| Physics | 40 | 29% | 12% |
| Economics | 38 | 27% | 13% |
| Biology | 35 | 25% | 20% |
| Geography | 25 | 18% | 10% |
| History | 21 | 15% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 21 | 15% | 5% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 14% | 5% |
| Psychology | 18 | 13% | 23% |
| 3D Design | 18 | 13% | 1% |
| Politics | 13 | 9% | 6% |
| Business Studies | 12 | 9% | 13% |
| Electronics | 7 | 5% | 0% |
| Drama | 7 | 5% | 2% |
| Philosophy | 6 | 4% | 1% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Modern Greek | — | — | 0% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 35 | 25% | — |
| Mathematics (Numeracy) | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 31 | 22% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 13 | 9% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 13 | 9% | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| German | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| German | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.