The Quay School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

PooleConstituency

BH12 4HUPostcode

Academic Performance

Not published

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Quay School is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 5–18, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

It currently serves 69 pupils. The Quay School is part of SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

No key stage 2 or 4 results are published for this school.

Ethnicity

White

84%

Mixed

Unclassified

12%

Pupils

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

10%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 5 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 69
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Jun 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
23 Apr 2015	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.