Corfe Hills School

Academy converter·Secondary school Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole·BH18 9BG
Composite score
58.4
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#1,398
National rank
#129
In South West
#14
In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
46%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
73%
% EBacc grade 5+
8%
EBacc average points score
3.97

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Age range
13–18
Pupils on roll
931
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
3.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
11.9%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
33.1%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,807
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
98%
205 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
92%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

About Corfe Hills School

Corfe Hills School is a secondary school in Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 931 pupils aged 13 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 46.7, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 2.8 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of secondary schools nationally.

46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 98% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.9%. There are about 16.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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