Lytchett Minster School
Foundation secondary school in Poole (Dorset).
Attainment 8
47.9
▲ 1.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
49.8%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.2%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.7
▲ 1.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
16.6%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.3%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
98%
1,624 / 1,650 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Feb 2023
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first48 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Upton Junior School, 0.9 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 351 | Good, 2023 |
| Upton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 250 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2012, previous school) |
| Yarrells Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 238 | - |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 484 | Good, 2023 |
| Millie CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.4 mi | Special | - | - |
| Bayside AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 180 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Graduately Developing FuturesOther independent special | 1.9 mi | Special | 23 | - |
| Rushcombe First SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 313 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Henbury View First SchoolAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Primary | 148 | Good, 2023 |
| Springdale First SchoolAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Primary | 300 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.6 mi | Primary | 119 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.7 mi | Primary | 342 | Good, 2022 |
| Castle Court SchoolOther independent | 2.7 mi | Independent | 227 | - |
| Hillbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Primary | 204 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| The Cornerstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.0 mi | Secondary | 645 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| Corfe Hills SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Secondary | 943 | Good, 2021 |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 320 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2015, previous school) |
| Hamworthy Park Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 458 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Lockyer's Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 436 | Good, 2022 |
| Broadstone First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 305 | Good, 2023 |
| Parkstone Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Secondary | 1,241 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| Oakdale Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 376 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Montacute SchoolAcademy special converter | 3.4 mi | Special | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Stanley Green Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2012, previous school) |
| Poole High SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Secondary | 1,891 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2016, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Poole Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Secondary | 1,224 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; sixth form provision Good |
| Broadstone Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.5 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 542 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Canford Heath Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 367 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Canford Heath Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 489 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2011, previous school) |
| Longspee AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.7 mi | Special | 106 | Good, 2024 |
| Old Town Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 178 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| Sturminster Marshall First SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Primary | 49 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 627 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| Haymoor Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 349 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012, previous school) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, PooleAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 379 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Magna AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.1 mi | Secondary | 938 | Good, 2023 |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, PooleVoluntary aided | 4.1 mi | Secondary | 1,093 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Ad Astra Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 257 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Ocean Academy PooleAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Primary | 325 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| South West Regional Assessment CentreSpecial post 16 institution | 4.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| The Bournemouth and Poole CollegeFurther education | 4.4 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 165 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Pamphill Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.8 mi | Primary | 67 | Good, 2023 |
| The Purbeck SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Secondary | 1,022 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| Merley First SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 292 | Good, 2023 |
| Livingstone Road Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.9 mi | Primary | 204 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 718 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2014, previous school) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Overall deprivation8
Income9
Employment8
Education and skills6
Health8
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services4
Living environment5
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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