Community school · Hampshire

Cranbourne

11–16Ages
1,088Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116432URN

Wessex Close, Basingstoke, RG21 3NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

562 applications for 224 places · 11th of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.1of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

46th of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 15 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
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

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
24 June 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Hampshire median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

562 applications · 224 places offered · 237 named it first

2026 2.5; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 2.3; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 2.5; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 1.9; 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	224	562	2.5	237	1.06
Sep 2025	241	417	1.7	165	0.68
Sep 2024	252	488	1.9	201	0.80
Sep 2023	251	390	1.6	143	0.57
Sep 2022	174	267	1.5	112	0.64
Sep 2021	156	197	1.3	82	0.53
Sep 2020	133	159	1.2	72	0.54
Sep 2019	90	156	1.7	66	0.73
Sep 2018	122	178	1.5	78	0.64
Sep 2017	66	144	2.2	47	0.71
Sep 2016	127	291	2.3	112	0.88
Sep 2015	129	321	2.5	111	0.86
Sep 2014	160	307	1.9	141	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

143 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.146th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%51st of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	143	42.1	33%	61%	–
2024/25	117	42.7	42%	59%	–
2023/24	70	43.8	47%	67%	−0.13
2022/23	106	35.0	22%	43%	−0.71

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

CranbourneThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
1.1 km · Hampshire

Requires improvement2023

0.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Brighton Hill Community School
1.4 km · Hampshire

2026

2.0applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place 58.1Attainment 8
The Costello School
1.6 km · Hampshire

2026

2.4applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
The Vyne Community School
2.2 km · Hampshire

2026

3.3applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
Everest Community Academy
3.4 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Robert May's School
10.3 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
The Hurst School
12.5 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 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: 116432 · 850/4164
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,088 on roll
Free school meals: 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Replaced: Fort Hill Community School (URN 116444)
Address: Wessex Close, Basingstoke, RG21 3NP
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

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