The Cornerstone Academy (previously Carter Community School) is a

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located in

Hamworthy Hamworthy is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is sited on a peninsula of approximately that is bordered by the town of Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to ...

Poole, Dorset Poole () is a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of England in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England. The town is east of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east ...

, England. The school serves the Hamworthy and

Turlin Moor Turlin Moor is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England, located between Hamworthy and Upton, Dorset, Upton. Turlin Moor is host to Hamworthy railway station. The two railway bridges at the end of the estate on Blandford Road form the meeting point ...

areas and pupils are taken mostly from Hamworthy an
Bayside Academy
Junior Schools.

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

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report in January 2017. In April 2013, the school converted to academy status as part of the

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group of schools.

Overview

The Cornerstone Academy is a small secondary school for students aged 11 to 16 with 410 students on roll . 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. 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). The school's most recent

inspection in 2017, judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all areas. The school has had extensions such as the sports hall in 2003 and full size all-weather sports pitch.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornerstone Academy, The Educational institutions established in 1946 1946 establishments in England Schools in Poole Secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Academies in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole United Learning schools