The Mountbatten School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 136640
- Address
- Whitenap Lane, SO51 5SY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1458 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 75.7%
Mixed 11.8%
Other White 7.4%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.37
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 88 |
| Biology | GCSE | 118 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 118 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 63 |
| Dance | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
The Mountbatten School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 291
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 313
- 2nd preference
- 173
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 142
Offers
- 1st preference
- 286
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 295 158 137 |
| Year 8 | 294 154 140 |
| Year 9 | 293 149 144 |
| Year 10 | 291 144 147 |
| Year 11 | 285 149 136 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 62.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |