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Horndean Technology College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Barton Cross, Horndean, Waterlooville PO8 9PQ · horndeantc.hants.sch.uk · 023 9259 4325
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.67 mi
- 5.91 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,288
- 94% of 1,375 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 2%
- 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 3.67 mi (5.91 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 248 families put the school first and 263 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 | 263 | 248 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 263 | 236 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 267 | 246 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 263 | 250 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 260 | 232 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.67 mi5.91 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 45.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.97 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Further education | 82.3 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 3.3 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Horndean Technology College on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (139 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 139
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (23%) with SEND