OFSTED
20 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
TESTWOOD SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
820
820 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
433
52.8% of pupils
Male pupils
387
47.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
above England
School
31.1%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.1 pts
below England
School
6.2%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.5%
726
Any other White background
2.0%
16
African
1.5%
12
Any other Asian background
1.3%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
8
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
17.3%
142 of
820 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 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
42.9
3.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -1.01 · 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
10.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.35 pts
higher than
England
School
10.57%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.69 pts
higher than
England
School
28.51%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.45%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.64 pts
higher than
England
School
6.45%
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
67.5%
24.8 pts
below England
Testwood School
67.5%
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.