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The Arnewood School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Gore Road, New Milton BH25 6RS · arnewood.hants.sch.uk · 01425 625400
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- 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
- 839
- 70% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
- First language not English
- 14.9%
- 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, 96 families put the school first and 103 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 | 103 | 96 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 122 | 122 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 136 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 138 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 136 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 22.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.7 | +2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | 0 |
| Further education | 47.2 | −1.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 5 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 students | C- (27.3) | Average -0.12 | |
| 58 students | C- (27.3) | Average -0.10 | |
| 37 students | Merit (26) | Below average -0.37 | |
| 11 students | Pass+ (19.6) | Average -0.47 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 42 | C+ (32.8) | -0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 74 | C- (28.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 75 | C+ (31.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 77 | C (29.1) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 112 | C+ (34.2) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 140 | C+ (31.8) | +0.32 |
| 2015/16 | 124 | C+ (32.4) | +0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.5 | +8 |
| Further and other education | 3.6 | −2.1 |
| Further education | 1.8 | — |
| Other education | 1.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −6.2 |
| Employment | 30.9 | +3.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.9 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.3 | −7.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Arnewood School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2024Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Positive
- 73%
- Replies
- 95
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 31 parents (33%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (28%) with SEND