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The Hamble School

Community school · Southampton · SO31 4NE

Ages 11–16 · 1,139 pupils · Hampshire

Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

45.2

Overall absence

10.2%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-18

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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 8-0.18
−20+2
Attainment 845.2
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+65%
EBacc entry43%

EBacc APS: 4.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence10.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.8%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
6.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.7%
Enrolments in measure
1,145

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

206

Places offered

227

1st-preference offers

206

Total preferences (any rank)
322
Preferred offers (top 3)
216
Applications from outside LA
120
Offers to outside-LA applicants
52
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

1,139 pupils · 1,152 places

Pupils on roll
1,139
Boys / girls
609 / 530
School capacity
1,152
Capacity fill
1,139 / 1,152 (99%)
Free school meals
26.3%
FSM pupils
299
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–16

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
Miss Louisa Cambridge

Location

Address
Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice
Postcode
SO31 4NE
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Eastleigh
Constituency
Hamble Valley
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 (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Southampton, Hampshire, 1,139 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26.3%.

Open schools in Southampton
159
Secondary schools in Southampton
22
Academies among open schools in Southampton
30% (48)
Open schools in SO31
15
Secondary in SO31
2
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Secondary in Hampshire LA
67

Nearby secondary schools

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

  • Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Southampton · SO19 9NA · Southampton

    Ages 11–16

    • Att841.2
    • P8-0.4
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence12.5%

    1.6 miles away

  • Weston Secondary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Southampton · SO19 9QP · Southampton

    Ages 11–16

    • Att831.2
    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+19%
    • Absence14.7%

    1.7 miles away

  • Brookfield Community School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Secondary

    Southampton · SO31 7DU · Hampshire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att853.6
    • P80.4
    • EM5+62%
    • Absence8.6%

    1.9 miles away

  • Oasis Academy Sholing

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Southampton · SO19 8PH · Southampton

    Ages 11–16

    • Att838.6
    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+28%
    • Absence12.2%

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Louisa Cambridge
Telephone
02380452105

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