Noadswood School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 12 2022 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
137125
Address
North Road, Dibden Purlieu, SO45 4ZF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1043 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
5.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.9%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.8%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.5%
African 2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 13%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.95
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award17
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award21
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award10
Health StudiesTechnical Award26
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award6
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)17
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE26
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Noadswood School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
215
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
213
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
213
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
236
116
120
Year 8
239
122
117
Year 9
175
84
91
Year 10
225
111
114
Year 11
168
92
76
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
42.0%
38.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
5.6%
35.2%
Sixth form college
38.0%
41.2%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.6%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
5.5%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023