The Quay School
160 Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Russell Arnold
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Delta Education Trust
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 133
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 139498
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202716910
About this school
The Quay School is a special academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Quay 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Quay 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.74%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winchelsea School0.6 miles
Special schools · Poole
-
The Lion Works School0.9 miles
Special schools · Poole
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Langside School0.9 miles
Special schools · Poole
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Victoria Education Centre1.1 miles
Special schools · Poole
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Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Poole
Other schools in Poole
- Langside School Special schools
- Longspee Academy Academies
- Montacute School Academies
- The Lion Works School Special schools
- The White House School Special schools
- Victoria Education Centre Special schools
- Winchelsea School Special schools
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Quay School teach?
- The Quay School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of The Quay School?
- The headteacher of The Quay School is Mr Russell Arnold, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Quay School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Quay 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 The Quay School?
- The Quay School has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is The Quay School full?
- The Quay School has capacity for 133 pupils and 69 on roll (52%), 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 The Quay School a faith school?
- No. The Quay School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Quay School part of an academy trust?
- The Quay School is part of SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does The Quay School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Quay School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.