St Aldhelm's Academy
About the school
St Aldhelm's Academy is an open secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 9 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: RSI
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.6
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 50.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 22.40%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 56.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 44.90%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 74.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 13.50%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.84
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 4.54
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
841
Girls
46.85%
Boys
53.15%
SEN support
18.79%
Education, health and care plan
4.99%
English as an additional language
17.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
45.78%
Overall absence
12.96
Persistent absence
34.06
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
145
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
74%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
7%
Not sustained
6%