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Alderwood School

Community school · Aldershot · GU12 4RZ

Ages 4–16 · 1,471 pupils · Hampshire

Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

39.5

Overall absence

7.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.59
−20+2
Attainment 839.5
English & maths grade 5+34%
English & maths grade 4+51%
EBacc entry32%

EBacc APS: 3.4

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.6%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.0%
Enrolments in measure
1,466

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

1,471 pupils · 1,540 places

Pupils on roll
1,471
Boys / girls
783 / 688
School capacity
1,540
Capacity fill
1,471 / 1,540 (96%)
Free school meals
30.3%
FSM pupils
446
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 416

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Titheridge

Location

Address
Belle Vue Road
Postcode
GU12 4RZ
Town
Aldershot
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Rushmoor
Constituency
Aldershot
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (all-through), Ages 4–16, in Aldershot, Hampshire, 1,471 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 30.3%.

Open schools in Aldershot
13
All-through schools in Aldershot
1
Academies among open schools in Aldershot
23% (3)
Open schools in GU12
7
All-through in GU12
1
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
All-through in Hampshire LA
2

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Free schools · Primary

    Aldershot · GU11 4GJ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM10.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • Talavera Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Aldershot · GU11 1RG · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM5.0%

    0.8 miles away

  • Talavera Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Aldershot · GU11 1RG · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence2.4%
    • FSM13.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Walsh CofE Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ash · GU12 6LT · Surrey

    Ages 7–11

    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM31.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • Walsh CofE Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ash · GU12 6LT · Surrey

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM20.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Ash Manor School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Secondary

    Ash · GU12 6QH · Surrey

    Ages 11–16

    • Att851.5
    • P80.4
    • EM5+56%
    • Absence8.4%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Titheridge
Telephone
01252494123

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