OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,112
1,112 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
557
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
555
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.4 pts
below England
School
17.4%
Fareham
16.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Fareham
6.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Fareham
1.6%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.8%
965
Any other White background
3.9%
43
Any other Asian background
1.3%
14
African
1.2%
13
White and Asian
1.2%
13
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
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
20.1%
223 of
1,112 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.4 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
45.3
6.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.15 · 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
8.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.04 pts
higher than
England
School
8.25%
Fareham
6.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.53%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.71 pts
higher than
England
School
20.53%
Fareham
13.62%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.98 pts
higher than
England
School
3.79%
Fareham
2.03%
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
102.7%
10.4 pts
above England
Crofton School
102.7%
Fareham
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.