The Cornerstone Academy

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The Cornerstone Academy
Address
The Cornerstone Academy
Blandford Close

Poole
,
Dorset
,
BH15 4BQ

England
Coordinates 50°42′55″N2°00′10″W / 50.7154°N 2.0028°W / 50.7154; -2.0028
Information
Type Academy
Established1946
Trust United Learning
Department for Education URN 139258 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalChris Phillips
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 16
Enrolment410 as of August 2020
HousesGiggers, Brownsea, Pergins
Website https://www.cornerstoneacademy.org.uk/

The Cornerstone Academy (previously Carter Community School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, England. The school serves the Hamworthy and Turlin Moor areas and pupils are taken mostly from Hamworthy and Bayside Academy Junior Schools.

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History

The school opened in 1946 as Herbert Carter Secondary School which was named after Alderman Herbert Carter of Carter's tiles which was based in Hamworthy. It was the first secondary school built after the Second World War in Poole, located on open fields at the southern end of the Hamworthy peninsula.The school has wide corridors and large classrooms which tell of its reserve purpose which was to act as a hospital should war break out again.

The school was awarded Good in an Ofsted report in January 2017. [1]

In April 2013, the school converted to academy status as part of the United Learning group of schools.

Overview

The Cornerstone Academy is a small secondary school for students aged 11 to 16 with 410 students on roll as of August 2020. Since 2004 standards have risen considerably and GCSE results continue to improve year on year with 48% of students achieving 5A* – C grades (including maths and English) in 2012. [2] Students who attend The Cornerstone Academy currently make more progress than in any other secondary school in Poole and Bournemouth; the school is placed in the top 25% of all schools nationally (FFT -D).[ citation needed ] The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2017, judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all areas. [3] The school has had extensions such as the sports hall in 2003 and full size all-weather sports pitch.

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References

  1. ↑ Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "GCSE league tables: Key stage 4". London. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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