Secondary
St Aldhelm's Academy
Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 808 of 900 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 82.2
- Pupils per adult
- 10.3
- Pupils
- 844
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
22%
33 points below the Poole average (55% across 8 schools)
33.6
16.6 below the Poole average (50.2 across 8 schools)
8th of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in Poole we can score - 9 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.84 |
| Entered the EBacc | 14% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 14% |
| 22/23 | 17% |
| 23/24 | 23% |
| 24/25 | 22% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.67 |
| 22/23 | -0.59 |
| 23/24 | -0.58 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32.3 |
| 22/23 | 34.7 |
| 23/24 | 35.1 |
| 24/25 | 33.6 |
Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Nadine Lapskas
- Address
- Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS
- Telephone
- 01202732500