Hounsdown School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 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
- 1299 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 88.7%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.52
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 43 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 61 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| Dance | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 255 |
Admissions
Hounsdown School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 245
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 260 142 118 |
| Year 8 | 262 131 131 |
| Year 9 | 259 130 129 |
| Year 10 | 261 127 134 |
| Year 11 | 257 134 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |