OFSTED
23 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
RAISE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,674
1,674 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
834
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
840
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.2 pts
below England
School
18.6%
Eastleigh
20.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.8 pts
below England
School
6.5%
Eastleigh
10.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.2 pts
above England
School
4.2%
Eastleigh
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.2%
1,376
Any other White background
5.1%
86
Indian
2.1%
35
White and Asian
1.6%
26
African
1.4%
24
Any other Asian background
1.4%
23
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
15.1%
253 of
1,674 pupils
5.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
48.6
9.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.05 · 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
8.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.22 pts
higher than
England
School
8.44%
Eastleigh
5.90%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.34 pts
higher than
England
School
21.16%
Eastleigh
13.35%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.58 pts
higher than
England
School
3.38%
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
88.1%
4.2 pts
below England
Wildern School
88.1%
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.