Parkstone Grammar School
About the school
Parkstone Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in South West England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 May 2025
- Published
- 22 June 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 68.5
- Poole
- 50.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Poole
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 90.30%
- Poole
- 56.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 97.80%
- Poole
- 74.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 46.20%
- Poole
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.12
- Poole
- 4.54
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B+
Average A-level points
- School
- 41.78
AAB or better
- School
- 26.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1248
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
11.94%
Education, health and care plan
1.04%
English as an additional language
6.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.87%
Overall absence
5.05
Persistent absence
10.6
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
176
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
97%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
159
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
55%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
21%
Admissions
The school caters for girls between the ages of 11 and 18, teaching all to GCSE and a large proportion to A-level. Approximately 1,300 pupils from school years 7 to 13 attend the school, of which over 350 pupils are in sixth form. To be accepted to Parkstone Grammar School, all girls are required to sit an entrance test, taking place somewhere in late September.