Parkstone Grammar School is a specialist Science school. In March 2007 Ofsted graded it an "outstanding school." Parkstone is a six-form entry selective school with 1005 students from 12-18 of whom 300 are in the Sixth Form.
It has been providing a first class education for the borough of Poole since 1904 and the close ties it enjoys with the local community are evident in the number of Old Grammarians who play a leading role in the life of the town today. The school has been designated a Mathematics and Computing College since September. In 2007 the school was acknowledged as one of the 5 leading Maths and Computing science schools in the country and continues to build capacity in this area along with developing an outstanding curriculum for the 21st century.
Poole High School is a flourishing 12 - 18 co-educational Comprehensive School situated near the centre of Poole. The High School benefits from extensive facilities with specialist departmental suites for Science, Technology, Art and Design, Information Technology, Music, Business Studies, Theatre Studies plus Physical and Outdoor Education.
St. Edward's is a joint Roman Catholic - Church of England VA school, it is an ideal size for a comprehensive school with 897 students on roll including nearly 200 sixth formers.
