Academic Performance Analysis
Understanding a school's academic performance requires looking beyond single numbers. We present the latest Key Stage 4 results for St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole, comparing them against the broader context of Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) secondary schools.
Attainment 8 (2024-2025)
Attainment 8 measures the average achievement of pupils across eight key qualifications, including English and Maths. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the school achieved an Attainment 8 score of 46.4. This score places the school 15 of 22 across all BCP secondary schools with published data. The BCP average for non-selective schools sits at 46.44, making St Edward's very closely aligned with its direct non-selective peers. By comparison, the national average for England (2023-24) was 46.3. For disadvantaged pupils at the school, the Attainment 8 score was 40.4.
The Basics: English and Maths
The "Basics" metric tracks the percentage of students achieving passing grades in both English and Mathematics. At St Edward's, 50.9% of students achieved a strong pass (grades 9-5), which is an improvement from 45.8% in the prior year (2023-2024). Meanwhile, 70.3% achieved a standard pass (grades 9-4).
English Baccalaureate (EBacc)
The EBacc is a set of core academic subjects (English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography). A significant 68.6% of the cohort was entered for the EBacc. The resulting Average Point Score (APS) was 4.27, placing the school 12 of 22 across all BCP secondary schools.
Progress 8
Progress 8 measures the progress students make from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school, compared to students nationally with similar starting points. A score of 0 means students made average progress. Note: Progress 8 was not published nationally for the 2024-2025 cohort because those students did not sit KS2 SATs due to COVID-19 cancellations. Therefore, the most recent valid figure is from 2023-2024, where the school achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.09 (Confidence Interval: -0.12 to 0.3). This positive score indicates students made slightly above-average progress compared to the national baseline, and it ranks 13 of 21 across all BCP secondary schools.