Community school · Hampshire

The Vyne Community School

11–16Ages
740Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116440URN

Vyne Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.4 above Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

446 applications for 135 places · 3rd of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.1of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

29th of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

2 June 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
26 April 2022
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

3.3applications per place, Year 7

1.4 above Hampshire median (1.9) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

446 applications · 135 places offered · 176 named it first

2026 3.3; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 2.8; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 2.8; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 2.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; 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	135	446	3.3	176	1.30
Sep 2025	140	412	2.9	209	1.49
Sep 2024	141	395	2.8	169	1.20
Sep 2023	143	399	2.8	160	1.12
Sep 2022	148	294	2.0	93	0.63
Sep 2021	148	421	2.8	178	1.20
Sep 2020	147	330	2.2	151	1.03
Sep 2019	143	296	2.1	127	0.89
Sep 2018	166	309	1.9	185	1.11
Sep 2017	149	309	2.1	186	1.25
Sep 2016	150	255	1.7	134	0.89
Sep 2015	108	184	1.7	94	0.87
Sep 2014	86	183	2.1	82	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.129th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%28th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.63

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	47.1	46%	64%	–
2024/25	144	43.0	38%	59%	–
2023/24	138	39.1	33%	57%	−0.63
2022/23	164	39.0	35%	52%	−0.70

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 Vyne Community SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
The Costello School
1.5 km · Hampshire

2026

2.4applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Cranbourne
2.2 km · Hampshire

2026

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

Requires improvement2023

0.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
3.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place 58.1Attainment 8
Brighton Hill Community School
3.5 km · Hampshire

2026

2.0applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Robert May's School
9.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
The Hurst School
11.0 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: 116440 · 850/4180
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 740 on roll
Free school meals: 31.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Vyne Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5PB
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

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