Poole Grammar School

Selective

National rank

179

162

Rank last year

63.9%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

57.1%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Katie Etheridge
Attendance 95.1%
Gender of entry Boys
Send pupils* 21.0% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,199
Pupils on free school meals 5.9%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 235=

Grade

%

A*/A

39.9

A*-B

63.9

GCSE 2025 rank: 122=

Grade

%

9/8/7

57.1

What the school inspection says

“Poole Grammar School has high expectations of the boys who attend. Pupils and adults work together to uphold the school values of compassion, integrity, motivation, respect, teamwork and wisdom … Adults support pupils to learn from mistakes, so they are not repeated … Pupils at this school have a wide range of extracurricular and enrichment opportunities. Pupils develop their artistic and musical talents … Poole Grammar School has developed a broad and ambitious curriculum. Teachers have an excellent subject knowledge and use this to refine and enhance the curriculum.”
Inspection
2024
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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