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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 31 October 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry523 applications · 274 places offered · 323 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2024 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.9
- 2023 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2022 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2019 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2017 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2016 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.7; 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 | 274 | 523 | 1.9 | 323 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2025 | 266 | 503 | 1.9 | 318 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 271 | 533 | 2.0 | 350 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2023 | 273 | 543 | 2.0 | 346 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2022 | 276 | 493 | 1.8 | 327 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 278 | 570 | 2.1 | 365 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2020 | 276 | 535 | 1.9 | 364 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2019 | 277 | 529 | 1.9 | 362 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2018 | 298 | 482 | 1.6 | 331 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2017 | 268 | 460 | 1.7 | 291 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2016 | 271 | 555 | 2.1 | 326 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2015 | 258 | 500 | 1.9 | 297 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2014 | 259 | 431 | 1.7 | 259 | 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.) | 279 | 56.0 | 64% | 84% | – |
| 2024/25 | 255 | 56.4 | 64% | 84% | – |
| 2023/24 | 274 | 54.1 | 58% | 76% | +0.33 |
| 2022/23 | 279 | 53.4 | 59% | 81% | +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
- The Petersfield SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20241.9applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · HampshireGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 12.8 km · HampshireGood20241.9applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 13.4 km · HampshireGood20241.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 13.9 km · HampshireSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 34.3Attainment 8
- 14.0 km · Hampshire20261.1applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
- 14.2 km · West SussexOutstanding20242.0applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 15.1 km · Hampshire20261.3applications per place 27.7Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · Hampshire20262.2applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136903 · 850/5418
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,300 pupils · 1,401 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- The Petersfield School (URN 116510)
- Address
- Cranford Road, Petersfield, GU32 3LU
- Local authority
- Hampshire · East Hampshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources