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The Hamble School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4NE · thehambleschool.co.uk · 023 8045 2105
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.74 mi
- 4.41 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,139
- 99% of 1,152 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.74 mi (4.41 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 208 families put the school first and 225 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 225 | 208 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 250 | 233 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 227 | 206 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 244 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 276 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.74 mi4.41 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 52.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.7 | — |
| Sixth form college | 55.1 | −4.8 |
| Further education | 30.1 | +4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | −4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Hamble School on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (241 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 241
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 87 parents (36%) with SEND