# Alternatives to The Purbeck School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Purbeck School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Purbeck School, for comparison

0.97 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Lytchett Minster School, Poole](/school/113863/lytchett-minster-school) | 4.9 mi north-east | 0.98 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Cornerstone Academy, Poole](/school/139258/the-cornerstone-academy) | 5.7 mi north-east | 0.84 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Poole High School, Poole](/school/150883/poole-high-school) | 6.8 mi north-east | 0.98 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Parkstone Grammar School, Poole](/school/136368/parkstone-grammar-school) | 7.4 mi north-east | 1.11 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [The Swanage School, Swanage](/school/139376/the-swanage-school) | 7.9 mi south-east | 0.98 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Poole Grammar School, Poole](/school/136850/poole-grammar-school) | 8.0 mi north-east | 1.37 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/148737/the-purbeck-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/148737/the-purbeck-school