The Lion Works School
543 Wallisdown Road, Poole, Poole, BH12 5AD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Justine Collinson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 148031
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202113707
About this school
The Lion Works School is an independent special school in Poole. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Lion Works School under its current framework. 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
The Lion Works School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.3 | 14.5 | 3.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 16.7% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
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 The Lion Works 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 | 8.3 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 14.5 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.3 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 42 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 55
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winchelsea School0.3 miles
Special schools · Poole
-
The Quay School0.9 miles
Academies · Poole
-
Langside School1.0 miles
Special schools · Poole
-
Bournemouth University1.6 miles
Universities · Poole
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Arts University Bournemouth1.6 miles
Universities · Poole
Other schools in Poole
- Langside School Special schools
- Longspee Academy Academies
- Montacute School Academies
- The Quay School Academies
- 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 Lion Works School teach?
- The Lion Works School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of The Lion Works School?
- The headteacher of The Lion Works School is Miss Justine Collinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Lion Works School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Lion Works School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Lion Works School?
- The Lion Works School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Lion Works School full?
- The Lion Works School has capacity for 70 pupils and 55 on roll (79%), 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 Lion Works School a faith school?
- No. The Lion Works School has no designated religious character.
- How have The Lion Works School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.3 in 2022/23 and 3.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Lion Works School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Lion Works 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 24 July 2026.