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Everest Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Oxford Way, Oxford Way, Basingstoke RG24 9UP · everestcommunityacademy.org · 01256 961330
On the mapSearch near RG24 9UP
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.99 mi
- 1.59 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 740
- 99% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 35.1%
- First language not English
- 15.4%
- 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 0.99 mi (1.59 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 122 families put the school first and 141 places were offered; 93% 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 | 141 | 122 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 138 | 130 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 144 | 147 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 147 | 175 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 180 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.99 mi1.59 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.2, and 22.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼42.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.84 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137113)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 35.1 | −12.6 |
| Further education | 50.9 | +21.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Everest Community Academy on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137113), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2024Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137113)
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 71
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (14%) with SEND