OFSTED
29 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
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
910
910 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
441
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
469
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.9 pts
below England
School
20.9%
Eastleigh
20.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Eastleigh
10.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.4 pts
above England
School
8.4%
Eastleigh
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.5%
778
Any other White background
4.4%
40
Indian
1.5%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
13
White and Asian
1.2%
11
Chinese
1.0%
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
21.7%
197 of
910 pupils
0.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.16 pts
higher than
England
School
6.38%
Eastleigh
5.90%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.37 pts
lower than
England
School
14.45%
Eastleigh
13.35%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.60 pts
higher than
England
School
2.41%
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
86.7%
5.7 pts
below England
Deer Park School
86.7%
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.