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Fareham Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
St Anne's Grove, Fareham PO14 1JJ · fareham-academy.co.uk · 01329 318003
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.38 mi
- 2.22 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 888
- 99% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Fareham Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.38 mi (2.22 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 86% 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 | 167 | 168 | 1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 178 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 142 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 155 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 155 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.38 mi2.22 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.5, and 31.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.7 | −1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 24.6 | −8.9 |
| Further education | 55.4 | +9.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 4.6 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Fareham Academy on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Positive
- 69%
- Replies
- 109
- 12% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on 31 parents (28%) whose child was bullied
based on 43 parents (39%) with SEND