OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
943
943 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
461
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
482
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.8 pts
above England
School
28.6%
Havant
34.8%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.9 pts
below England
School
3.4%
Havant
6.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.9 pts
above England
School
4.9%
Havant
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.1%
859
Any other White background
2.9%
27
African
1.2%
11
White and Asian
1.1%
10
White and Black African
0.6%
6
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
34.5%
325 of
943 pupils
13.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.6
3.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.31 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.83 pts
higher than
England
School
8.05%
Havant
7.48%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.29 pts
higher than
England
School
20.11%
Havant
18.86%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.51 pts
higher than
England
School
4.32%
Havant
3.08%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.4%
6.1 pts
above England
Crookhorn College
98.4%
Havant
93.9%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.