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Danebury School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Roman Road, Stockbridge SO20 6HA · danebury.hispmat.org · 01264 810555
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 357
- 46% of 780 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 70 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 70 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 67 | 50 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 75 | 50 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 62 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.3, and 23.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼42.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.05 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116426)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 44.1 | −2 |
| Further education | 45.2 | +4.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 2.2 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +1.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 116426)
Ofsted
Danebury School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116426)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116426), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116426)
Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116426)