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Dove House Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Special academy
Sutton Road, Basingstoke RG21 5SU · dovehouseacademy.com · 01256 351555
On the mapSearch near RG21 5SU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 4.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Pupils
- 238
- 18 over 220 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 4.8, and 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼4.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.13 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 23.8 | −14.7 |
| Further education | 45.2 | +9.3 |
| Other education | 26.2 | +8.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Dove House Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 24 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Feb 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 71
- 30% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 71 parents (100%) with SEND