Alderwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 15 2024 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
- 1514 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 26.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 60.8%
Other Asian 12.4%
Mixed 6.6%
Other White 5.4%
African 4.2%
Other 3.4%
Pakistani 2.6%
Indian 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other Black 1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingBelow average-1.2
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 158 |
Admissions
Alderwood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 89 48 41 |
| Year 1 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 2 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 3 | 89 45 44 |
| Year 4 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 5 | 89 46 43 |
| Year 6 | 90 38 52 |
| Year 7 | 186 93 93 |
| Year 8 | 197 101 96 |
| Year 9 | 169 85 84 |
| Year 10 | 168 98 70 |
| Year 11 | 169 93 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |