OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,471
1,471 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
688
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
783
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.5 pts
above England
School
30.3%
Rushmoor
19.8%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.0 pts
above England
School
27.3%
Rushmoor
27.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Rushmoor
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.0%
883
Any other Asian background
12.3%
181
Any other White background
5.4%
80
African
5.2%
76
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
46
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
44
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
23.0%
338 of
1,471 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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
42.2
3.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.59 · 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
7.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.92 pts
higher than
England
School
7.13%
Rushmoor
5.76%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.43 pts
higher than
England
School
18.24%
Rushmoor
13.26%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.02%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.21 pts
higher than
England
School
3.02%
Rushmoor
1.75%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.5%
4.4 pts
above England
Alderwood School
95.5%
Rushmoor
98.7%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.