Victoria Education Centre
Victoria Education Centre is a non-maintained special school in Poole for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 133 pupils, 3 more than it has places for. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.
12 Lindsay Road, Branksome Park, Poole, BH13 6AS01202 763697victoria.poole.sch.ukMr Olu Odunsi headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
5 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 50.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | – | -1.58 | – | – | -1.69 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 4.56 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 43% | 41% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with physical disability, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with physical disability provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Physical disability (35), Autistic spectrum disorder (28), Moderate learning difficulty (17), Severe learning difficulty (15), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (9), Specific learning difficulty (9).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 133 | 128 | 110 | 101 | 86 | 76 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 25% | 25% | 22% | 22% | 24% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 20% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 83.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 16.9% | 16.1% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 13.6% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 10.9% | 12.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 50.0% | 53.3% | 48.7% | 43.5% | 28.3% | 50.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 8 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2019/20 leavers | 2018/19 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heatherlands Primary School | Academy | 940 m | 616 | Good 2022 | 29 | Compare |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 603 | Report card 2026 | 63 | Compare |
| Courthill Infant School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 354 | Good 2023 | 62 | Compare |
| Talbot Heath School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 427 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole | Academy | 0.9 miles | 370 | Good 2022 | 45 | Compare |
| Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 238 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Quay School | Academy alternative provision converter | 1.1 miles | 69 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Langside School | Non-maintained special | 1.2 miles | 32 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Victoria Education Centre a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Victoria Education Centre yet.
How many pupils does Victoria Education Centre have?
133 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 130 places, so it is 102% full.
What is attendance like at Victoria Education Centre?
Pupils were in school 83.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 50% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Victoria Education Centre have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for physical disability, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Victoria Education Centre have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 12 Lindsay Road, Branksome Park, Poole, BH13 6AS
- Telephone
- 01202 763697
- Website
- www.victoria.poole.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Olu Odunsi
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward
- Canford Cliffs
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 113954 · LAESTAB 8397004 · UKPRN 10016047
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.