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Crookhorn College

Secondary · Waterlooville · PO7 5UD

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 November 2024

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At a glance

943 pupils · 98% of 958 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
28.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.crookhorn.hants.sch.uk/
URN
116428

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 227 families named it first for 165 Year 7 places, 1.38 first choices per place. We hold 8 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.38 first-choice applications per place

165 places offered · 227 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion not stated
2.33 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

170 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
42.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
62.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
37.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.5
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school42.6
Median of its 12 closest peers43.6
Hampshire average45.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Maidenhill SchoolStonehouse · 82 miles awayExpected standard45.5
Somervale Secondary SchoolRadstock · 70 miles awayExpected standard45
Fareham AcademyFareham · 8 miles awayNeeds attention38.5
The Sir John Colfox AcademyBridport · 76 miles awayGood43
Ellesmere Park High SchoolManchester · 190 miles awayGood45.8
Pittville SchoolCheltenham · 85 miles awayGood (2019)47.5
Honywood SchoolColchester · 102 miles awayGood46.3
The Birley AcademySheffield · 172 miles awayGood37.2
de Stafford SchoolCaterham · 50 miles awayGood42.7
The Bourne AcademyBournemouth · 39 miles awayGood44.2
Tor Bridge HighPlymouth · 138 miles awayExpected standard40.4
Oaks Park High SchoolCarshalton · 50 miles awayGood42.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
6 of 15 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Hampshire 80%, England 59%) · Any other White background 3% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Black African 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.47 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hampshire: 20.23 suspensions and 0.09 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,432; 11.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,952
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 6% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (7%) · supplies and services 10% (10%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£727,163; in-year balance -£203,596

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
89%
Continuing in education
78%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
5%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier68.9%62.3%
Social housing16.4%17.1%
Privately rented14.7%20.5%
Detached houses15.7%22.9%
Flats0.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022961 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£300,000304 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£265,000–£345,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (50)£425,000
Semi-detached (78)£318,500
Terraced (153)£285,000
Flat (23)£170,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
29an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
11an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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