At Poole Grammar School external assessment in public examinations is taken through the 3 main examining bodies, AQA, Edexcel and OCR. Year 9 take a GCSE short course examination in ICT in the summer and the normal GCSE entry for Year 11 students is 10 subjects (English, English Literature, Mathematics, Religion and Philosophy, a Modern Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (or Double Award Science),  plus two or three optional subjects).  Over half the year group take an additional Mathematics qualification of a more advanced nature.

In year 12/13 the core programme for most students is three A levels (four including Maths and Further Maths), enrichment and sport.  In addition, students may choose to study Core Mathematics, and/or the Extended Project qualification.  A wide range of enrichment opportunities are available, including volunteering with local organisations.

For Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 school performance data click here to view School Performance Tables.