Middle Schools
The Borough has a variety of schools. These include first, combined, middle and secondary schools and a primary school. There are different age ranges both within the primary and secondary sectors and you should look carefully at all the schools you wish to consider.
There are five categories of school in Poole:
- Community - these are maintained by the local authority.
- Voluntary Aided - these schools are jointly supported by church Diocesan Boards and the local authority and are responsible for their own admission policy.
- Voluntary Controlled - these were originally set up by voluntary bodies such as the Church of England or Roman Catholic Church and are maintained by the local authority.
- Foundation - these schools, although maintained by the local authority, are responsible for their own admission policy.
- Independent - these operate on a fee-paying basis and cover a variety of age ranges.
- Any application for a place should be made direct to the school concerned. The local authority has no input into the admission arrangements for these schools.
Schools in Poole cater for a number of different age ranges. Two first schools, a primary school and a combined school each have a maintained nursery and cater for children from 3 years of age. The majority of first schools in Poole cater for pupils aged 4 to 8 years (Years R to 3). All but one of the middle schools cater for pupils aged 8 to 12 years (Years 4 to 7).
In the north-east of the Borough, Bearwood Primary School and Nursery caters for pupils aged 3 to 11 years (Years N to 6) and links into secondary education within the Bournemouth local authority area. Combined schools cater for pupils aged 4 to 12 years (Years R to 7).
In the north-west of the Borough the Corfe Hills pyramid of schools caters for pupils aged 4 to 9 years (Years R to 4) in first schools. The middle school caters for pupils aged 9 to 13 years (Years 5 to 8). The secondary school caters for pupils aged 13 to 18 years (Years 9 to 13).
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