Hounsdown School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 137229
- Address
- Jacobs Gutter Lane, Totton, SO40 9FT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1281 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 87.7%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 1%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 62%
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 46.1
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 55 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 250 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 249 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Hounsdown School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 248
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 241
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 256 146 110 |
| Year 8 | 259 145 114 |
| Year 9 | 260 131 129 |
| Year 10 | 254 129 125 |
| Year 11 | 252 121 131 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |