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Crofton School

  • 11–16Ages
  • 1,112Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 149621URN

Marks Road, Stubbington, Fareham, PO14 2AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
0.3 above Hampshire median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

443 applications for 204 places · 18th of 68 in Hampshire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
45.5of 90
35th of 69 in Hampshire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 30 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds 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.

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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
2.2applications per place, Year 7
0.3 above Hampshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

443 applications · 204 places offered · 219 named it first

  1. 2026 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.9
  2. 2025 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.8
  3. 2024 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  5. 2022 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  6. 2021 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.3; Hampshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Hampshire median

Dashed bars: as Crofton School (URN 116498), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262044432.22191.07
Sep 20252134162.02271.07
Sep 20242104552.22611.24
Sep 2023 *2134252.02431.14
Sep 2022 *2173811.82321.07
Sep 2021 *2154612.12481.15
Sep 2020 *2183941.82381.09
Sep 2019 *2154352.02461.14
Sep 2018 *2154302.02531.18
Sep 2017 *2144492.12491.16
Sep 2016 *2144832.32291.07
Sep 2015 *2165192.42801.30
Sep 2014 *2145152.42191.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

217 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.535th of 69 in Hampshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%37th of 69 in Hampshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%
  • This school
  • Hampshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.15
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)21745.542%64%–
2024/2521045.342%64%–
2023/2420946.245%68%−0.15
2022/23 *21547.951%72%−0.09

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

  • 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
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
149621 · 850/5405
Trust
Hisp Multi Academy Trust Ltd
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,083 pupils · 1,112 on roll
Free school meals
17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Opened
1 April 2023
Replaced
Crofton School (URN 116498)
Address
Marks Road, Stubbington, Fareham, PO14 2AT
Local authority
Hampshire · Fareham

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