Foundation school · Hampshire

The Hayling College

11–16Ages
516Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116423URN

Church Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 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

1.1per place

0.8 below Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

78 applications for 70 places · 66th of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.5of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

60th of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted'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			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

Inspection history

24 September 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
15 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Hampshire median (1.9) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

78 applications · 70 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 1.0; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 1.2; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 1.0; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 1.1; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 1.2; Hampshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	70	78	1.1	55	0.79
Sep 2025	88	97	1.1	83	0.94
Sep 2024	95	97	1.0	90	0.95
Sep 2023	100	108	1.1	97	0.97
Sep 2022	134	144	1.1	130	0.97
Sep 2021	104	118	1.1	94	0.90
Sep 2020	110	120	1.1	105	0.95
Sep 2019	102	110	1.1	100	0.98
Sep 2018	101	112	1.1	100	0.99
Sep 2017	98	113	1.2	94	0.96
Sep 2016	101	102	1.0	92	0.91
Sep 2015	108	119	1.1	103	0.95
Sep 2014	99	120	1.2	97	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

109 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.560th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%63rd of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.78

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	109	37.5	25%	45%	–
2024/25	95	38.3	36%	56%	–
2023/24	106	34.9	21%	48%	−0.78
2022/23	112	41.8	35%	62%	−0.50

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 Hayling CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Admiral Lord Nelson School
5.9 km · Portsmouth

2026

3.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Miltoncross Academy
6.1 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
Warblington School
6.3 km · Hampshire

2026

1.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
The Portsmouth Academy
7.1 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
Mayfield School
7.1 km · Portsmouth

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

3.8applications per place 31.1Attainment 8
Priory School
7.2 km · Portsmouth

Good2022

2.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Springfield School
7.3 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Bourne Community College
7.5 km · West Sussex

2026

1.7applications per place 40.5Attainment 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: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116423 · 850/4147
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 516 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Local authority: Hampshire · Havant

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