OFSTED
5 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
21 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
HOUNSDOWN SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,283
1,283 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
616
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
667
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.6 pts
below England
School
18.2%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.8 pts
below England
School
5.5%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.8%
1,127
Any other White background
3.2%
41
White and Asian
1.4%
18
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
15
Unclassified
1.0%
13
African
0.9%
12
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
18.2%
234 of
1,283 pupils
2.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
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
46.1
6.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.21 · 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
8.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.47 pts
higher than
England
School
8.69%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.25 pts
higher than
England
School
22.07%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.84 pts
higher than
England
School
4.64%
New Forest
1.35%
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
105.6%
13.3 pts
above England
Hounsdown School
105.6%
New Forest
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.