The Hurst School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 5 2019 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
116422
Address
Brimpton Road, Baughurst, RG26 5NL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1014 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.9%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.2%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.27
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 27%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.3
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.13
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE20
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE22
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
BiologyGCSE46
ChemistryGCSE46
ChineseGCSE1
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Design & TechnologyGCSE60
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Hurst School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
200
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
181
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
181
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
6
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 classes23.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
215
116
99
Year 8
216
117
99
Year 9
200
93
107
Year 10
183
97
86
Year 11
200
97
103
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
86.2%
86.5%
Further education
23.0%
38.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
0.0%
7.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
63.0%
39.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
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