St Aldhelm's Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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St Aldhelm's Academy is a secondary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.

St Aldhelm's Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 22% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 33.6 (England 46).
Year 7 2026 drew 70 first-choice applications for 152 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 82 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
Its 0.5 first choices per offer for Year 7 2026 was the lowest of 19 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools; every applicant was offered a place.
Free school meal eligibility is 45.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 22.9% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 808 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 45.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026

Strengths

“However, this has improved recently.”
“The school generally feels calm and orderly.”
“Pupils' learning is disrupted less often than in the past.”

To improve

“Pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
“They do not make the progress or achieve the standards that they are capable of across the curriculum.”
“Consequently, many pupils leave the school without the breadth of knowledge needed to be ready for the next stage of their education.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	22%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	33.6	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 70 first-preference applications, 152 offers in total, 70 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole 1.2 mi School remains Good
Oak Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Magna Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
LeAF Studio 1.7 mi Not judged
The Bourne Academy 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Winton Academy 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Glenmoor Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Poole Grammar School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published