Corfe Hills School

State-Funded School

corfe-hills-school-bournemouth-christchurch-poole-south-west

South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH18 9BGPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Corfe Hills School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 943 pupils. Corfe Hills School is part of INITIO LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.97

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

943

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 943
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: INITIO LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Oct 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.