Community school · Hampshire

Harrow Way Community School

11–16Ages
992Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116431URN

Harrow Way, Andover, SP10 3RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

428 applications for 183 places · 15th of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.0of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

31st of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 15 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

15 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
15 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Hampshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

428 applications · 183 places offered · 214 named it first

2026 2.3; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 12 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	183	428	2.3	214	1.17
Sep 2025	169	346	2.1	166	0.98
Sep 2024	203	482	2.4	224	1.10
Sep 2023	186	440	2.4	204	1.10
Sep 2022	202	419	2.1	220	1.09
Sep 2021	206	436	2.1	238	1.16
Sep 2020	190	394	2.1	216	1.14
Sep 2019	177	394	2.2	221	1.25
Sep 2018	189	412	2.2	227	1.20
Sep 2017	210	369	1.8	229	1.09
Sep 2016	180	404	2.2	221	1.23
Sep 2015	178	306	1.7	174	0.98
Sep 2014	151	293	1.9	145	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

201 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.031st of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%30th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	201	46.0	45%	65%	–
2024/25	187	44.4	37%	60%	–
2023/24	174	43.0	37%	60%	+0.04
2022/23	189	47.0	41%	62%	+0.01

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

Harrow Way Community SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
John Hanson Community School
1.3 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Lift Winton
2.7 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 35.9Attainment 8
The Wellington Academy
10.4 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Danebury School
11.5 km · Hampshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Testbourne Community School
11.7 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Avon Valley Academy
18.9 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
Henry Beaufort School
19.3 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
The Clere School
19.4 km · Hampshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 38.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116431 · 850/4163
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 992 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Harrow Way, Andover, SP10 3RH
Local authority: Hampshire · Test Valley

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