SCHOOL PROFILE

Crestwood Community School

Secondary Community school URN 116445
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,500 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,478 1,478 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 731 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 747 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.5%
11.7 pts above England
School 36.5%
Eastleigh 20.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.6%
5.7 pts below England
School 14.6%
Eastleigh 10.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.6%
0.6 pts above England
School 1.6%
Eastleigh 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.8%
1,150
Any other White background
5.4%
80
Any other Asian background
2.7%
40
African
2.0%
29
Any other ethnic group
1.7%
25
White and Asian
1.5%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.9% 398 of 1,478 pupils
6.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.9%
Eastleigh 19.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.6% 275 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts above
EHC plans 8.3% 123 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 104
Moderate learning difficulty 77
Autistic spectrum disorder 70
Specific learning difficulty 61
Speech, language & communication 42
Other difficulty or disability 14

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

38.1 1.1 pts below England
School 38.1
Eastleigh 42.7
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 27.2% England 36.0% 8.8 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 46.9% England 51.4% 4.5 pts below England
EBacc entry 24.5% England 30.6% 6.1 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.27 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.73 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.90%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.68 pts higher than England
School 10.90%
Eastleigh 5.90%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.74 pts higher than England
School 27.55%
Eastleigh 13.35%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.46 pts higher than England
School 6.26%
Eastleigh 1.78%
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

98.5% 6.2 pts above England
Crestwood Community School
98.5%
Eastleigh
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information