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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 May 2015Graded 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 entry479 applications · 191 places offered · 194 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Hampshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2024 2.5; Hampshire median median 1.9
- 2023 3.0; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2022 2.6; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2020 2.3; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2019 2.3; Hampshire median median 1.6
- 2018 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2017 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2016 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2015 2.3; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2014 2.4; 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 | 191 | 479 | 2.5 | 194 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2025 | 192 | 451 | 2.4 | 217 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2024 | 184 | 463 | 2.5 | 180 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 166 | 502 | 3.0 | 244 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2022 | 169 | 442 | 2.6 | 243 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2021 | 159 | 337 | 2.1 | 147 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 175 | 400 | 2.3 | 202 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 171 | 391 | 2.3 | 216 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2018 | 164 | 330 | 2.0 | 158 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 133 | 276 | 2.1 | 132 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 121 | 255 | 2.1 | 98 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2015 | 104 | 237 | 2.3 | 89 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 | 98 | 230 | 2.4 | 98 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 171 | 43.8 | 37% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 173 | 47.7 | 50% | 71% | – |
| 2023/24 | 175 | 47.0 | 45% | 69% | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 164 | 42.5 | 33% | 57% | −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
- Purbrook Park SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · HampshireGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Hampshire20262.2applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · PortsmouthGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Hampshire20261.3applications per place 27.7Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · HampshireGood20241.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · PortsmouthGood20232.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Portsmouth202548.8Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · Portsmouth20263.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 116506 · 850/5414
- Trust
- The Purbrook Park Learning Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 848 pupils · 921 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Park Avenue, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5DS
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources