Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Academy converter · 846 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.3
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Parkstone Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,241of 1,300 places
- Free school meals
- 7.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 186
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, 20 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Parkstone Grammar School (URN 113903, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 at Parkstone Grammar School in 2023, 77% stayed on in Parkstone Grammar School’s own sixth form (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average 45%), 17% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 159 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 55% went to university (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 31%, England 37%), and 42% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 68.5 against 46.1 across England and 50.5 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, with 90% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Parkstone Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Parkstone Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 176 | 3,857 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 77% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 17% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Parkstone Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 159 | 3,144 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 55% | 31% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 42% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 21% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Parkstone Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 68.5 | 50.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 90% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 75% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 46% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.12 | 4.54 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 5% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 58.4 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 69.0 | 54.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 186 | 100% | 89% | 52% | 20% | 98% |
| Mathematics | 186 | 100% | 88% | 53% | 22% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 184 | 99% | 23% | 47% | 47% | 99% |
| Physics | 184 | 99% | 23% | 50% | 46% | 98% |
| English Literature | 184 | 99% | 86% | 48% | 21% | 98% |
| Biology | 184 | 99% | 23% | 57% | 45% | 99% |
| Business Studies | 84 | 45% | 18% | 58% | 20% | 99% |
| Geography | 74 | 40% | 41% | 72% | 25% | 100% |
| History | 61 | 33% | 41% | 74% | 26% | 97% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 57 | 31% | 8% | 54% | 21% | 98% |
| French | 56 | 30% | 18% | 82% | 29% | 100% |
| Spanish | 55 | 30% | 19% | 49% | 27% | 82% |
| Design and Technology | 53 | 28% | 11% | 51% | 23% | 98% |
| Physical Education | 50 | 27% | 11% | 44% | 24% | 84% |
| Fine Art | 38 | 20% | 9% | 76% | 28% | 100% |
| Drama | 37 | 20% | 7% | 54% | 27% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 17% | 31% | 77% | 32% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 16% | 13% | 47% | 30% | 93% |
| Economics | 23 | 12% | 1% | 39% | 34% | 96% |
| Music | 22 | 12% | 5% | 68% | 33% | 95% |
| German | 19 | 10% | 5% | 79% | 33% | 100% |
| Astronomy | 14 | 8% | 0% | 36% | 29% | 86% |
| Polish | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Combined Science | 1 | 1% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Parkstone Grammar School | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 302 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 144 | 1,548 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.78 | 35.52 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 67 | 47% | 20% |
| Psychology | 44 | 31% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 35 | 24% | 31% |
| Geography | 30 | 21% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 20% | 17% |
| English Literature | 29 | 20% | 11% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 19% | 3% |
| Sociology | 20 | 14% | 13% |
| Economics | 18 | 13% | 13% |
| History | 17 | 12% | 13% |
| Media Studies | 17 | 12% | 4% |
| Business Studies | 14 | 10% | 13% |
| Physics | 13 | 9% | 12% |
| English Language | 12 | 8% | 4% |
| Politics | 12 | 8% | 6% |
| Drama | 10 | 7% | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | 9 | 6% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 6% | 4% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 40 | 28% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 25 | 17% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| German | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| German | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.