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The Mountbatten School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Whitenap Lane, Romsey SO51 5SY · mountbatten.school · 01794 502502
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.09 mi
- 4.97 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,474
- 50 over 1,424 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- 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 3.09 mi (4.97 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 306 families put the school first and 291 places were offered; 92% 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 | 291 | 306 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 291 | 313 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 291 | 362 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 289 | 336 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 288 | 340 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.09 mi4.97 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.2, and 55.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.38 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 64 | +5 |
| Further education | 24.5 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −3 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.3 | −1.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Mountbatten School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (303 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 303
- 21% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 61 parents (20%) with SEND