Parkstone Grammar School is a secondary academy in Poole, United Kingdom with 1,241 pupils, part of Parkstone Grammar School Trust. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 12 October 2017. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Work Experience and Future Pathways Administrator (closes 23 November) and Teacher of Music (0.58) (closes 18 November).
Head
Anna Collins, Headteacher
Trust or group
Parkstone Grammar School Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,241 pupils · 100% girls · 6.6% eligible for free school meals · 7.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
156 (12.6%) on SEN support · 9 (0.7%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
MAIN JOB PURPOSE:The Work Experience and Future Pathways Administrator is part of the team responsible for the provision of a general administrative service within the school. The…
The department offers GCSE Music, as well as A Level Music and we are very proud of our extra-curricular music opportunities. The successful candidate would be expected to support…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
67.6
90.9%
2024/25
68.5
90.3%
2023/24
67.8
92.6%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
17 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
12 October 2017
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
71.8
17.3
–
0
£54,032
2024/25
68.8
18.1
9%
0
£49,367
2023/24
67.8
18.0
12%
0
£46,451
2022/23
68.5
17.9
14%
0
£45,897
2021/22
69.7
17.7
8%
0
£44,171
2020/21
66.8
18.6
6%
0
£43,675
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
67.2
18.2
13%
0
£41,827
2018/19
66.3
18.3
8%
0
£42,208
2017/18
66.9
18.3
13%
0
£40,108
2016/17
66.9
18.5
10%
0
£40,671
2015/16
70.4
17.6
8%
0
£40,110
2014/15
71.0
17.5
7%
0
£38,835
2013/14
70.2
17.6
8%
0
£38,174
2012/13
64.6
16.9
17%
0
£39,531
2011/12
67.1
16.7
9%
0
£39,698
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.2%
0.6%
11.2%
0.7%
2024/25
4.8%
0.6%
9.1%
0.9%
2023/24
5.6%
0.6%
14.1%
0.8%
2022/23
5.6%
0.4%
11.9%
0.8%
2021/22
7.5%
0.4%
19.5%
1.7%
2020/21
3.0%
0.1%
4.9%
0.8%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.8%
0.3%
5.0%
0.5%
2017/18
3.8%
0.3%
6.5%
0.4%
2016/17
3.5%
0.2%
4.4%
0.3%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
8 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 4 support. Most often advertised: Part Time Cleaner (2), Data Manager, General Site Assistant. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.