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Testbourne Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Micheldever Road, Whitchurch RG28 7JF · testbourne.school · 01256 892061
On the mapSearch near RG28 7JF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 949
- 100% of 950 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 154 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 179 | 154 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 189 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 196 | 195 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 185 | 200 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.3, and 53.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 58.7 | −13 |
| Further education | 28.3 | +10.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | — |
Ofsted
Testbourne Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding May 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (315 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 315
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 113 parents (36%) with SEND