Community school · Hampshire

The Hamble School

11–16Ages
1,139Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116413URN

Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton, SO31 4NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

348 applications for 225 places · 46th of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.1of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

26th of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Hampshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

348 applications · 225 places offered · 208 named it first

2026 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.9

This school
Hampshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	225	348	1.6	208	0.92
Sep 2025	250	349	1.4	233	0.93
Sep 2024	227	322	1.4	206	0.91
Sep 2023	233	421	1.8	244	1.05
Sep 2022	234	446	1.9	276	1.18
Sep 2021	238	499	2.1	296	1.24
Sep 2020	205	425	2.1	240	1.17
Sep 2019	236	491	2.1	278	1.18
Sep 2018	246	431	1.8	246	1.00
Sep 2017	201	330	1.6	178	0.89
Sep 2016	192	306	1.6	174	0.91
Sep 2015	147	239	1.6	110	0.75
Sep 2014	192	341	1.8	183	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

221 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.126th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%18th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	221	48.1	53%	69%	–
2024/25	196	47.2	53%	74%	–
2023/24	216	45.2	49%	65%	−0.18
2022/23	257	47.1	50%	69%	−0.12

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Hamble SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Mayfield
2.5 km · Southampton

Good2024

1.8applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Weston Secondary School
2.8 km · Southampton

2026

1.1applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
Brookfield Community School
3.1 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Sholing
4.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Woodlands Community College
5.1 km · Southampton

Good2022

2.0applications per place 31.6Attainment 8
Wildern School
5.4 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Lift New Forest
5.9 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Deer Park School
6.4 km · Hampshire

Good2023

3.5applications per place 50.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116413 · 850/4119
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,152 pupils · 1,139 on roll
Free school meals: 26.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton, SO31 4NE
Local authority: Hampshire · Eastleigh

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources