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

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

PooleConstituency

BH15 3HYPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,093 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.27

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,093

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,093
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
23 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.