UK Schools
Lytchett Minster School
Lytchett Minster School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Poole, Dorset Council, teaching 1,624 pupils aged 11 to 19. Its last Ofsted inspection in February 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.8 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Lytchett Minster School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Lytchett Minster School.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- First day of Autumn Term 5th Sep 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 27th Oct 2025 - 31st Oct 2025 Holiday
- Last day of Autumn Term 19th Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22nd Dec 2025 - 2nd Jan 2026 Holiday
- First day of Spring Term 5th Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16th Feb 2026 - 20th Feb 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Spring Term 27th Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30th Mar 2026 - 10th Apr 2026 Holiday
- First day of Summer Term 13th Apr 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 25th May 2026 - 29th May 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Summer Term 22nd Jul 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday 23rd Jul 2026 - 28th Aug 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Lytchett Minster School with Dorset Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 35.38 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 22.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 82% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Lytchett Minster School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Lytchett Minster School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.