# St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,093 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E113893. [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,093
- Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- URN: 113893

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 23 November 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole was 46.7, against 49.9 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 46.2 in England.
42.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.7 | 49.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.5% | 56.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68.2% | 74% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 179 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Canford Heath Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canford-heath-infant-school-e141762): 860 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023
- [Canford Heath Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canford-heath-junior-school-e141763): 920 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Longspee Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longspee-academy-e140067): 1.1 km. Special. Good (overall), May 2024
- [Haymoor Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haymoor-junior-school-e141787): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Livingstone Road Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-road-junior-school-e144602): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ocean Academy Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ocean-academy-poole-e141089): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/113893)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/113893)

## How to cite

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