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Applemore College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Roman Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton SO45 4RQ · applemore.hants.sch.uk · 023 8084 8804
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 478
- 62% of 775 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- 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, 53 families put the school first and 65 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 | 65 | 53 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 67 | 58 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 131 | 120 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.7, and 32.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼49.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.18 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 19.9 | +6.1 |
| Further education | 61.7 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −3.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Applemore College on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- 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, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Good
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 (107 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 107
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (37%) with SEND