The Quay School
Pupil referral and alternative provision schoolThe Quay School is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 5 to 18. It had 69 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 29 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Aldhelm's AcademySecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. Attainment 8 of 35.6 (2025/26, provisional)370 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PoolePrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Manorside AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Winchelsea SchoolSpecial. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met940 m
- Heatherlands Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Livingstone Road Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.