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The Quay School

URN
139498
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Quay School
URN
139498
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

49 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2022/23.

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

24

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
17 June 2025
Inspection date
29 April 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 June 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 June 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
School website
www.thequayschool.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 destinations

Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

Education destination

Education %

43.0%

Employment destination

Employment %

7.0%

Apprenticeship destination

Apprenticeships %

0.0%

Not in education, employment or training

NEET %

26.0%

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

BH12 4HU - 160 Herbert Avenue, Poole, Dorset

Contact details

Address
160 Herbert Avenue, Poole, Dorset
Postcode
BH12 4HU
Phone
1202716910
Website
www.thequayschool.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local authority code
839

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Authority statistics

Total schools

125

Open schools

117

Closed schools

8

Primary schools

68

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 17 June 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 June 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 June 202529 April 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 17 June 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      17 June 2025
      Inspected
      29 April 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary68 (54.4%)
    • Secondary23 (18.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other34 (27.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Rossmore Community College370 mSecondaryClosed
    St Aldhelm's Academy370 mSecondaryOpen
    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole553 mPrimaryOpen
    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole553 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Manorside Academy739 mPrimaryOpen
    Manorside Primary School739 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Alderney Middle School790 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Trinidad First School820 mPrimaryClosed
    Winchelsea School937 mNot applicableOpen
    Heatherlands Primary School945 mPrimaryOpen
    • Rossmore Community College
      Distance
      370 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Aldhelm's Academy
      Distance
      370 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole
      Distance
      553 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole
      Distance
      553 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed primary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

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    Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory SchoolNot applicableBH14 9JYOpen
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    Bournemouth UniversityNot applicableBH12 5BBOpen
    • Arts University Bournemouth
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      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Bournemouth Christian School
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      Postcode
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    • Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
      Phase
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      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Bournemouth Collegiate School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BH5 2DY
      Status
      Open
    Manorside Academy
    Distance
    739 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Manorside Primary School
    Distance
    739 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Alderney Middle School
    Distance
    790 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Trinidad First School
    Distance
    820 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Winchelsea School
    Distance
    937 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Heatherlands Primary School
    Distance
    945 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bournemouth University
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BH12 5BB
    Status
    Open