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Schools in Poole

Poole has 48 schools listed on OfferDay. Its schools fall under Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset.

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About schools in Poole

Most of the 48 schools listed in Poole are primary schools. Its eight secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 20 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
49.1
average Attainment 8 score, across the 11 schools with published results

Primary schools27

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Secondary schools8

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Sixth forms and colleges1

Special schools and alternative provision8

Independent schools2

Other establishments2

Common questions about schools in Poole

How many schools are in Poole?
OfferDay lists 48 schools in Poole, including 27 primary schools and eight secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Poole?
Every school in Poole is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Poole?
OfferDay ranks schools in Poole where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.