Corfe Hills School
Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 9BG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wimborne Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,716
- Pupils on roll
- 943
- URN
- 136574
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202006666
About this school
Corfe Hills School is a secondary academy in Broadstone. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 943 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corfe Hills School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 250 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 43.9 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.02 to +0.38 | +0.01 -0.17 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 40.8% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 66% | 73.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 16.8% | 22.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Corfe Hills School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.2 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 909 |
| 2023/24 | 940 |
| 2024/25 | 931 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corfe Hills School compares
Corfe Hills School ranked 14th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 11.1% | 17.9% | 943 | — |
| Poole Grammar School | 70.2 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 1,224 | 1.5 miles |
| Parkstone Grammar School | 68.5 | 5.1% | 6.9% | 1,241 | 1.8 miles |
| Magna Academy | 44.3 | 7.9% | 24.8% | 938 | 2.3 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's School | 43.3 | 12.7% | 16.8% | 1,375 | 2.5 miles |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | 46.4 | 7.4% | 13.8% | 1,093 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.91%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 30.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Poole Grammar School1.5 miles
Secondary · Poole
-
Parkstone Grammar School1.8 miles
Secondary · Poole
-
Magna Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Poole
-
Queen Elizabeth's School2.5 miles
Secondary · Wimborne
-
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole3.0 miles
Secondary · Poole
Other schools in Broadstone
- Broadstone First School Primary
- Springdale First School Primary
- Broadstone Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Corfe Hills School teach?
- Corfe Hills School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Broadstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Corfe Hills School?
- The headteacher of Corfe Hills School is Mrs Sara Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corfe Hills School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corfe Hills School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Corfe Hills School?
- Corfe Hills School has 943 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Corfe Hills School full?
- Corfe Hills School has capacity for 1,716 pupils and 943 on roll (55%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Corfe Hills School a faith school?
- No. Corfe Hills School has no designated religious character.
- Is Corfe Hills School a selective school?
- No. Corfe Hills School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Corfe Hills School part of an academy trust?
- Corfe Hills School is part of INITIO LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Corfe Hills School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.2 in 2022/23 and 46.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corfe Hills School compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Corfe Hills School ranked 14th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corfe Hills School's absence rate?
- Corfe Hills School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corfe Hills School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corfe Hills School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.