OFSTED
9 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
VITA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,140
1,140 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
584
51.2% of pupils
Male pupils
556
48.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.3 pts
below England
School
12.5%
Winchester
14.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.3 pts
below England
School
7.0%
Winchester
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Winchester
0.7%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.1%
936
Any other White background
4.9%
56
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
36
White and Asian
1.8%
21
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
14
African
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
6.0%
68 of
1,140 pupils
14.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
50.9
11.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.19 · 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
7.60%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.38 pts
higher than
England
School
7.60%
Winchester
5.28%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.23 pts
higher than
England
School
20.05%
Winchester
12.16%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.48 pts
higher than
England
School
3.29%
Winchester
1.29%
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
95.2%
2.9 pts
above England
Perins School
95.2%
Winchester
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.