OFSTED
6 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
814
814 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
403
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
411
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.3 pts
above England
School
42.1%
Gosport
30.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Gosport
6.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
13.6 pts
above England
School
14.6%
Gosport
5.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.6%
721
Any other White background
3.7%
30
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
10
Caribbean
1.0%
8
White and Black Caribbean
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
23.5%
191 of
814 pupils
2.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 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
33.8
5.4 pts
below 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
10.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.48 pts
higher than
England
School
10.70%
Gosport
6.28%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.70 pts
higher than
England
School
30.51%
Gosport
16.01%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.80 pts
higher than
England
School
5.60%
Gosport
2.00%
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
67.8%
24.5 pts
below England
Bridgemary School
67.8%
Gosport
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.