The Hamble School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116413
- Address
- Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, SO31 4NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1099 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.7%
White British 83.8%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 4.6%
African 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.1
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 190 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 186 |
Admissions
The Hamble School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 250
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 120
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 111 96 |
| Year 8 | 235 131 104 |
| Year 9 | 233 133 100 |
| Year 10 | 228 111 117 |
| Year 11 | 196 111 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |