The Mountbatten School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 24 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
1460 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
5.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.3%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74.8%
Mixed 11.6%
Other White 7.5%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.1%
African 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.07
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 31%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 51%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.2
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.32
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE47
BiologyGCSE125
Business Studies:SingleGCSE98
ChemistryGCSE125
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE46
Design & TechnologyGCSE90
DanceGCSE13
EconomicsGCSE9
English LanguageGCSE283
English LiteratureGCSE279
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Mountbatten School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
291
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
362
2nd preference
161
3rd preference
122
From another Local Authority
180
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
289
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
22
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
295
153
142
Year 8
294
150
144
Year 9
295
144
151
Year 10
290
151
139
Year 11
286
158
128
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
26.0%
38.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
2.0%
7.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
57.0%
39.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022