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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 May 2012Graded 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 entry319 applications · 245 places offered · 247 named it first
- 2026 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2024 1.4; Hampshire median median 1.9
- 2023 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2022 1.2; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2019 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2017 1.2; Hampshire median median 1.7
- 2016 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.3; Hampshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.3; 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 | 245 | 319 | 1.3 | 247 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2025 | 229 | 302 | 1.3 | 227 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 257 | 364 | 1.4 | 284 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2023 | 245 | 322 | 1.3 | 240 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 | 253 | 312 | 1.2 | 246 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 253 | 333 | 1.3 | 255 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 257 | 333 | 1.3 | 263 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 | 260 | 334 | 1.3 | 271 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2018 | 266 | 355 | 1.3 | 276 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2017 | 267 | 332 | 1.2 | 271 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2016 | 240 | 301 | 1.3 | 224 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 231 | 299 | 1.3 | 222 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 | 233 | 301 | 1.3 | 233 | 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.) | 238 | 51.3 | 57% | 74% | – |
| 2024/25 | 239 | 48.8 | 51% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 253 | 50.1 | 58% | 77% | −0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 249 | 49.9 | 52% | 72% | +0.02 |
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
- Priestlands SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.3applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 7.8 km · HampshireSerious weaknesses 20261.5applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 11.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20232.1applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 14.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole20262.7applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 14.9 km · HampshireGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 14.9 km · HampshireGood20231.2applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 15.2 km · HampshireRemains Good20221.6applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 16.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20243.1applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 17.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20233.7applications per place 49.2Attainment 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
- 137129 · 850/4129
- Trust
- Priestlands School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,215 pupils · 1,205 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Priestlands School (URN 116416)
- Address
- North Street, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8FZ
- Local authority
- Hampshire · New Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources