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Cams Hill School

Secondary · Fareham · PO16 8AH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 22 October 2019

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At a glance

1,265 pupils · 120% of 1,056 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
13.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.camshill.com
URN
137538

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 303 families named it first for 257 Year 7 places, 1.18 first choices per place. We hold 8 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 22 October 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.18 first-choice applications per place

257 places offered · 303 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
1.51 miles

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

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
52.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
82.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
63.1%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.7
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 school52.5
Median of its 12 closest peers51.8
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
Chew Valley SchoolBristol · 73 miles awayExpected standard49.8
Poynton High SchoolStockport · 177 miles awayGood53
Yateley SchoolYateley · 36 miles awayGood47.8
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolChester · 177 miles awayGood53.8
The King Edward VI SchoolMorpeth · 300 miles awayGood52.2
Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolBrentwood · 83 miles awayOutstanding56
Hayesfield Girls SchoolBath · 64 miles awayGood57
Shelley College, A Share AcademyHuddersfield · 191 miles awayOutstanding51.3
Brine Leas SchoolNantwich · 163 miles awayExpected standard49.7
The Castle SchoolTaunton · 86 miles awayOutstanding53.4
Downend SchoolBristol · 73 miles awayNo current grade51
Clevedon SchoolClevedon · 84 miles awayGood51.4

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 86% (Hampshire 80%, England 59%) · Any other White background 2% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Black African 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 0%, 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)
6.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

9.62 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · 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
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

77.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.8 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 £48,706; 3.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,635
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 12% (11%) · educational supplies 10% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 6% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£104,000; in-year balance +£460,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
88%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%

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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier93.4%62.3%
Social housing1.3%17.1%
Privately rented5.2%20.5%
Detached houses70%22.9%
Flats1.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms53.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022766 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£365,000165 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£260,000–£456,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (41)£470,000
Semi-detached (48)£409,000
Terraced (47)£300,000
Flat (29)£156,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
25an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an 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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