State secondary schools in Hampshire
69 schools · South East · 2024/25 Department for Education figures
Hampshire has 69 state secondaries, 8 of them with sixth forms. 90.1% of families got their first choice last year, better than most of England. Results run from 13.9% to 72.8% passing English and maths, a spread of 59 points, with a middle school at 43.7%, almost exactly England's 45.4%.
Of those Ofsted has graded, 2 rated Outstanding, 42 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 4 Inadequate. 17 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.
Hampshire against England
State-funded schools, 2024/25
Getting a place
2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Hampshire
90.1%
Got their first choiceof those who applied
England 84%
97.6%
Got one of their threefirst, second or third
0%
Got no offer at allfrom any preference
40%
Appeals upheld114 of 285 heard
These are figures for Hampshire as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works
How much the choice matters here
Across Hampshire's 68 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 14% to 73%. That is a spread of 59 percentage points, about typical.
The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.
Hampshire schools, subject by subject
The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.
- 1 The Westgate School Winchester · 239 entries 89%
- 2 Court Moor School Fleet · 226 entries 89%
- 3 Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Basingstoke · 171 entries 88%
- 4 Bohunt School Liphook · 303 entries 88%
- 5 The Petersfield School Petersfield · 254 entries 87%
- 6 Thornden School Eastleigh · 289 entries 87%
- 7 Ringwood School Academy Ringwood · 252 entries 85%
- 8 Kings' School Winchester · 351 entries 83%
- 9 Calthorpe Park School Fleet · 276 entries 83%
- 10 Oaklands Catholic School Waterlooville · 231 entries 82%
- 11 Perins School Alresford · 224 entries 81%
- 12 Henry Beaufort School Winchester · 204 entries 81%
- 13 Testbourne Community School Whitchurch · 180 entries 79%
- 14 Cams Hill School Fareham · 239 entries 79%
- 15 Amery Hill School Alton · 196 entries 77%
- 16 Eggar's School Alton · 169 entries 77%
- 17 Swanmore College Southampton · 259 entries 76%
- 18 The Burgate School and Sixth Form Fordingbridge · 186 entries 76%
- 19 Brookfield Community School Southampton · 354 entries 75%
- 20 The Mountbatten School Romsey · 282 entries 75%
- 21 Horndean Technology College Waterlooville · 224 entries 75%
- 22 Purbrook Park School Waterlooville · 173 entries 75%
- 23 The Hamble School Southampton · 190 entries 74%
- 24 Robert May's School Hook · 247 entries 74%
- 25 The Romsey School Romsey · 225 entries 74%
- 26 The Costello School Basingstoke · 248 entries 73%
- 27 Wildern School Southampton · 424 entries 73%
- 28 Priestlands School Lymington · 235 entries 73%
- 29 Yateley School Yateley · 202 entries 72%
- 30 The Wavell School Farnborough · 201 entries 72%
- 31 The Toynbee School Eastleigh · 210 entries 71%
- 32 John Hanson Community School Andover · 191 entries 71%
- 33 Wyvern College Eastleigh · 259 entries 70%
- 34 The Vyne Community School Basingstoke · 142 entries 70%
- 35 Crofton School Fareham · 207 entries 69%
- 36 The Clere School Newbury · 84 entries 69%
- 37 Cranbourne Basingstoke · 113 entries 69%
- 38 Harrow Way Community School Andover · 187 entries 69%
- 39 Hounsdown School Southampton · 250 entries 69%
- 40 The Henry Cort Community College Fareham · 157 entries 69%
- 41 Noadswood School Southampton · 166 entries 68%
- 42 Crookhorn College Waterlooville · 166 entries 67%
- 43 Alderwood School Aldershot · 159 entries 65%
- 44 Fareham Academy Fareham · 170 entries 64%
- 45 The Hayling College Hayling Island · 92 entries 63%
- 46 Portchester Community School Fareham · 135 entries 63%
- 47 Bohunt Farnborough Farnborough · 126 entries 63%
- 48 King's Academy Bay House Gosport · 343 entries 62%
- 49 The Cowplain School Waterlooville · 183 entries 62%
- 50 Brighton Hill Community School Basingstoke · 247 entries 62%
- 51 Lift New Forest Southampton · 118 entries 60%
- 52 The Hurst School Tadley · 177 entries 60%
- 53 Oakmoor School Bordon · 129 entries 60%
- 54 Cove School Farnborough · 185 entries 59%
- 55 Testwood School Southampton · 172 entries 59%
- 56 Frogmore Community College Yateley · 140 entries 59%
- 57 Lift Winton Andover · 173 entries 58%
- 58 The Blue Coat School Basingstoke Basingstoke · 150 entries 55%
- 59 The Arnewood School New Milton · 178 entries 55%
- 60 Crestwood Community School Eastleigh · 284 entries 54%
- 61 Warblington School Havant · 118 entries 53%
- 62 Applemore College Southampton · 115 entries 52%
- 63 Danebury School Stockbridge · 64 entries 48%
- 64 Everest Community Academy Basingstoke · 133 entries 43%
- 65 King's Academy Brune Park Gosport · 238 entries 43%
- 66 Havant Academy Havant · 110 entries 42%
- 67 Park Community School Havant · 201 entries 39%
- 68 Bridgemary School Gosport · 139 entries 38%
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Every school in Hampshire
Portsmouth and Southampton sit inside Hampshire but run their own admissions as a separate local authority, so their schools are not in this list.
22 of 69 have no spare places. Sort the list, or narrow it first.
- Alderwood School Aldershot · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 40%
- Attainment 8
- 42.2
- Absence
- 16%
- Amery Hill School Alton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 50%
- Attainment 8
- 50
- Absence
- 20%
- Applemore College Southampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 32%
- Attainment 8
- 36.7
- Absence
- 28%
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Basingstoke · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 68%
- Attainment 8
- 59.3
- Absence
- 9%
- Bohunt Farnborough Farnborough · Inadequate.
- Eng & maths
- 33%
- Attainment 8
- 38.7
- Absence
- 34%
- Bohunt School Liphook · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 68%
- Attainment 8
- 56.3
- Absence
- 17%
- Bridgemary School Gosport · Requires improvement.
- Eng & maths
- 21%
- Attainment 8
- 33.8
- Absence
- 29%
- Brighton Hill Community School Basingstoke · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 44%
- Attainment 8
- 44.5
- Absence
- 16%
- Brookfield Community School Southampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 54%
- Attainment 8
- 50.8
- Absence
- 20%
- Calthorpe Park School Fleet · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 63%
- Attainment 8
- 54
- Absence
- 19%
- Cams Hill School Fareham · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 63%
- Attainment 8
- 52.5
- Absence
- 18%
- Court Moor School Fleet · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 60%
- Attainment 8
- 54.1
- Absence
- 12%
- Cove School Farnborough · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 36%
- Attainment 8
- 42.7
- Absence
- 20%
- Cranbourne Basingstoke · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 42%
- Attainment 8
- 42.7
- Absence
- 21%
- Crestwood Community School Eastleigh · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 27%
- Attainment 8
- 38.1
- Absence
- 24%
- Crofton School Fareham · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 42%
- Attainment 8
- 45.3
- Absence
- 19%
- Crookhorn College Waterlooville · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 38%
- Attainment 8
- 42.6
- Absence
- 21%
- Danebury School Stockbridge · Inadequate.
- Eng & maths
- 23%
- Attainment 8
- 34.3
- Absence
- 32%
- Deer Park School Southampton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- —
- Attainment 8
- —
- Absence
- 15%
- Eggar's School Alton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 52%
- Attainment 8
- 48.1
- Absence
- 24%
- Everest Community Academy Basingstoke · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 23%
- Attainment 8
- 34.2
- Absence
- 27%
- Fareham Academy Fareham · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 31%
- Attainment 8
- 38.5
- Absence
- 28%
- Frogmore Community College Yateley · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 40%
- Attainment 8
- 44.2
- Absence
- 23%
- Harrow Way Community School Andover · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 37%
- Attainment 8
- 44.4
- Absence
- 19%
- Havant Academy Havant · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 19%
- Attainment 8
- 32.7
- Absence
- 26%
- Henry Beaufort School Winchester · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 55%
- Attainment 8
- 50.5
- Absence
- 16%
- Horndean Technology College Waterlooville · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 46%
- Attainment 8
- 47.8
- Absence
- 15%
- Hounsdown School Southampton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 44%
- Attainment 8
- 46.1
- Absence
- 22%
- John Hanson Community School Andover · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 39%
- Attainment 8
- 43.5
- Absence
- 13%
- King's Academy Bay House Gosport · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 41%
- Attainment 8
- 43.8
- Absence
- 23%
- King's Academy Brune Park Gosport · Inadequate.
- Eng & maths
- 16%
- Attainment 8
- 33
- Absence
- 26%
- Kings' School Winchester · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 65%
- Attainment 8
- 57.8
- Absence
- 16%
- Lift New Forest Southampton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 37%
- Attainment 8
- 38.5
- Absence
- 22%
- Lift Winton Andover · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 26%
- Attainment 8
- 37.9
- Absence
- 24%
- Noadswood School Southampton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 44%
- Attainment 8
- 45.5
- Absence
- 29%
- Oaklands Catholic School Waterlooville · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 48%
- Attainment 8
- 52.3
- Absence
- 12%
- Oakmoor School Bordon · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 33%
- Attainment 8
- 38.7
- Absence
- 23%
- Park Community School Havant · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 14%
- Attainment 8
- 28.3
- Absence
- 44%
- Perins School Alresford · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 53%
- Attainment 8
- 50.9
- Absence
- 19%
- Portchester Community School Fareham · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 34%
- Attainment 8
- 41.8
- Absence
- 26%
- Priestlands School Lymington · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 51%
- Attainment 8
- 48.8
- Absence
- 21%
- Purbrook Park School Waterlooville · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 50%
- Attainment 8
- 47.7
- Absence
- 21%
- Ringwood School Academy Ringwood · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 68%
- Attainment 8
- 56.2
- Absence
- 21%
- Robert May's School Hook · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 52%
- Attainment 8
- 48.3
- Absence
- 20%
- Swanmore College Southampton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 51%
- Attainment 8
- 49.4
- Absence
- 21%
- Testbourne Community School Whitchurch · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 54%
- Attainment 8
- 53.3
- Absence
- 22%
- Testwood School Southampton · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 37%
- Attainment 8
- 42.9
- Absence
- 27%
- The Arnewood School New Milton · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 22%
- Attainment 8
- 37.6
- Absence
- 23%
- The Blue Coat School Basingstoke Basingstoke · Requires improvement.
- Eng & maths
- 20%
- Attainment 8
- 33.1
- Absence
- 36%
- The Burgate School and Sixth Form Fordingbridge · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 45%
- Attainment 8
- 46.6
- Absence
- 18%
- The Clere School Newbury · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 42%
- Attainment 8
- 41.3
- Absence
- 31%
- The Costello School Basingstoke · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 50%
- Attainment 8
- 47.3
- Absence
- 21%
- The Cowplain School Waterlooville · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 38%
- Attainment 8
- 39.6
- Absence
- 25%
- The Hamble School Southampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 53%
- Attainment 8
- 47.2
- Absence
- 25%
- The Hayling College Hayling Island · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 36%
- Attainment 8
- 38.3
- Absence
- 23%
- The Henry Cort Community College Fareham · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 43%
- Attainment 8
- 44.2
- Absence
- 21%
- The Hurst School Tadley · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 41%
- Attainment 8
- 45.3
- Absence
- 18%
- The Mountbatten School Romsey · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 56%
- Attainment 8
- 51.2
- Absence
- 18%
- The Petersfield School Petersfield · Outstanding. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 64%
- Attainment 8
- 56.4
- Absence
- 15%
- The Romsey School Romsey · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 48%
- Attainment 8
- 46.8
- Absence
- 21%
- The Toynbee School Eastleigh · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 46%
- Attainment 8
- 47.8
- Absence
- 19%
- The Vyne Community School Basingstoke · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 38%
- Attainment 8
- 43
- Absence
- 21%
- The Wavell School Farnborough · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 35%
- Attainment 8
- 44
- Absence
- 18%
- The Westgate School Winchester · Outstanding. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 71%
- Attainment 8
- 59.8
- Absence
- 14%
- Thornden School Eastleigh · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 73%
- Attainment 8
- 59.9
- Absence
- 10%
- Warblington School Havant · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
- Eng & maths
- 34%
- Attainment 8
- 36.4
- Absence
- 29%
- Wildern School Southampton · Good. · no spare places
- Eng & maths
- 51%
- Attainment 8
- 48.6
- Absence
- 19%
- Wyvern College Eastleigh · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 44%
- Attainment 8
- 44.8
- Absence
- 19%
- Yateley School Yateley · Good.
- Eng & maths
- 48%
- Attainment 8
- 47.8
- Absence
- 17%
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Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25
A levels in Hampshire
7 of Hampshire's 8 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.
- Bohunt School Liphook C 27%
- Ringwood School Academy Ringwood C 18%
- King's Academy Bay House Gosport C+ 17%
- The Burgate School and Sixth Form Fordingbridge C+ 16%
- Yateley School Yateley C 13%
- Oaklands Catholic School Waterlooville C+ 10%
- The Arnewood School New Milton D 3%
A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.
Bordering Hampshire
Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.
What these mean
- Attainment 8
- The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
- Grades 4 and 5
- GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
- Persistent absence
- The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
- First preference
- The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
- Spare places
- The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
- Average A-level grade
- The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.