OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
13 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,160
1,160 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
548
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
612
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
below England
School
18.1%
Basingstoke and Deane
19.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.0 pts
below England
School
15.3%
Basingstoke and Deane
15.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Basingstoke and Deane
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.7%
727
Any other White background
10.8%
125
African
5.0%
58
Indian
4.2%
49
Any other Asian background
3.9%
45
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
37
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
19.0%
220 of
1,160 pupils
1.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 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
47.3
8.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.03 · 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
8.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.59 pts
higher than
England
School
8.80%
Basingstoke and Deane
6.04%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.19 pts
higher than
England
School
22.00%
Basingstoke and Deane
14.14%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.85 pts
higher than
England
School
4.65%
Basingstoke and Deane
2.13%
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
103.6%
11.3 pts
above England
The Costello School
103.6%
Basingstoke and Deane
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.