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The Petersfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Cranford Road, Petersfield GU32 3LU · petersfieldschool.com · 01730 263119
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 5.77 mi
- 9.29 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,401
- 101 over 1,300 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- 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 5.77 mi (9.29 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 323 families put the school first and 274 places were offered; 85% 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 | 274 | 323 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 266 | 318 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 271 | 350 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 273 | 346 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 276 | 327 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.77 mi9.29 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.4, and 63.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲63.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲84.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲63.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12 | +2.7 |
| Sixth form college | 27.4 | +5.2 |
| Further education | 47.8 | −8.8 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 3.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Petersfield School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (320 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 320
- 23% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (15%) with SEND