Parkstone Grammar School, Poole

In 2026, pupils at Parkstone Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 67.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.2 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; and 47 across England.

91% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 68.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.43: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 59, against 68.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Parkstone Grammar School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 213 families put Parkstone Grammar School as their first choice and 350 named it as one of their preferences, for 192 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Parkstone Grammar School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Parkstone Grammar School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 4 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Parkstone Grammar School are Poole Grammar School (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 70.2); Magna Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); Broadstone Middle School (1.3 miles, Good); and St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7).

Parkstone Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

206 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Parkstone Grammar School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 136 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

6.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 156 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 9 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Poole Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sopers Lane (w-bound), 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 122 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (223).

In 2024/25, Parkstone Grammar School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Parkstone Grammar School are Hillbourne Primary School (0.4 miles), Canford Heath Junior School (0.8 miles), Canford Heath Infant School (0.8 miles) and Stanley Green Infant Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.