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The Hurst School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Brimpton Road, Baughurst, Tadley RG26 5NL · thehurst.school · 0118 981 7474
On the mapSearch near RG26 5NL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 6.30 mi
- 10.14 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,021
- 95% of 1,080 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
- First language not English
- 5%
- 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 6.30 mi (10.14 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 98% 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 | 204 | 185 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 203 | 174 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 181 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 212 | 189 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 214 | 194 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.30 mi10.14 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 40.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.5 | — |
| Sixth form college | 47.8 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 31.8 | −4.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 5.5 | +1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Hurst School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (212 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 212
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (21%) with SEND