Alderwood School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 8 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hampshire
Unique reference
116234
Address
Belle Vue Road, GU12 4RZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1512 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
24.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.5%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63.5%
Other Asian 11.1%
Mixed 6.2%
Other White 6%
Other 3.4%
African 2.7%
Pakistani 2.2%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingBelow average-1.2
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE37
BiologyGCSE14
ChemistryGCSE14
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE44
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE42
Design & TechnologyGCSE47
DanceGCSE9
English LanguageGCSE152
English LiteratureGCSE147
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE57
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Alderwood School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
81
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
80
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
88
43
45
Year 1
91
47
44
Year 2
90
45
45
Year 3
90
46
44
Year 4
89
46
43
Year 5
90
39
51
Year 6
110
52
58
Year 7
202
104
98
Year 8
169
82
87
Year 9
169
93
76
Year 10
170
92
78
Year 11
154
79
75
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
86.2%
86.5%
Further education
59.0%
38.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
0.0%
7.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
26.0%
39.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022