OFSTED
1 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
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
BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
740
740 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
384
51.9% of pupils
Male pupils
356
48.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.2 pts
above England
School
35.0%
Basingstoke and Deane
19.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.9 pts
below England
School
15.4%
Basingstoke and Deane
15.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Basingstoke and Deane
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.8%
531
Any other White background
6.6%
49
African
5.0%
37
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
32
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
21
Any other Asian background
2.2%
16
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
24.7%
183 of
740 pupils
3.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 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
34.2
5.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.12 · 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
9.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.53 pts
higher than
England
School
9.74%
Basingstoke and Deane
6.04%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.65 pts
higher than
England
School
27.46%
Basingstoke and Deane
14.14%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.96%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.15 pts
higher than
England
School
5.96%
Basingstoke and Deane
2.13%
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
98.7%
6.3 pts
above England
Everest Community Academy
98.7%
Basingstoke and Deane
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.