OFSTED
27 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
THE BURGATE SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,073
1,073 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
518
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
555
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.9 pts
below England
School
13.9%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.2 pts
below England
School
4.1%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.9%
932
Any other White background
4.2%
45
Indian
1.7%
18
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
16
African
0.9%
10
White and Asian
0.8%
9
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
15.0%
161 of
1,073 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.8 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
46.6
7.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.17 · 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
6.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.11 pts
lower than
England
School
6.11%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.93 pts
higher than
England
School
17.75%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.74 pts
lower than
England
School
1.06%
New Forest
1.35%
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
93.3%
1.0 pts
above England
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
93.3%
New Forest
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.