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Cams Hill School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Shearwater Avenue, Fareham PO16 8AH · camshill.com · 01329 231641
On the mapSearch near PO16 8AH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.51 mi
- 2.43 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,265
- 209 over 1,056 places · 120%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- 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 1.51 mi (2.43 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 303 families put the school first and 257 places were offered; 83% 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 | 257 | 303 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 267 | 268 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 262 | 294 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 265 | 313 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 263 | 282 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.51 mi2.43 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.5, and 63.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲63.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.9 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 50.2 | +6.9 |
| Further education | 39.3 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −5.8 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1 |
Ofsted
Cams Hill School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Dec 2024 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Apr 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (235 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 235
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (20%) with SEND