OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust
AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
647
647 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
306
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
341
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.3 pts
above England
School
48.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
19.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.3 pts
below England
School
19.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.9%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
10.6 pts
above England
School
11.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
4.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.4%
449
Any other White background
8.8%
57
African
5.3%
34
Any other Asian background
2.9%
19
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
15
Unclassified
2.3%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.7%
173 of
647 pupils
5.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
32.5
6.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.63 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.94 pts
higher than
England
School
11.16%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
6.58%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.33 pts
higher than
England
School
27.14%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.30%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.43%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.62 pts
higher than
England
School
5.43%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2.12%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
53.9%
38.4 pts
below England
Oak Academy
53.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.