The Cornerstone Academy
About the school
The Cornerstone 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
- 19 October 2022
- Published
- 7 December 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41
- 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
- 37.30%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 56.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 59.80%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 74.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.50%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.73
- 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
682
Girls
49.71%
Boys
50.29%
SEN support
17.01%
Education, health and care plan
4.25%
English as an additional language
18.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.76%
Overall absence
12.24
Persistent absence
34.75
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
68
Sustained education or employment
81%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
13%