Parkstone Grammar School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

PooleConstituency

BH17 7EPPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Parkstone Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

It currently serves 1,241 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 68.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 90.3%
EBacc average point score: 6.12

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,241

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,241
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
17 Nov 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.