Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Foundation school
Crookhorn College
- Pupils on roll
- 943of 958 places
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 170
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 19 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Crookhorn College has no sixth form. Of the 172 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 75% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish and French add up to 18% of the year group, and 13% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hampshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Crookhorn College | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 172 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 75% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Crookhorn College | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.6 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 13% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.6 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.9 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 166 | 98% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 166 | 98% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 70% |
| English Literature | 158 | 93% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 147 | 86% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 50% |
| History | 119 | 70% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 56% |
| Geography | 43 | 25% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 67% |
| Physical Education | 41 | 24% | 11% | 7% | 24% | 59% |
| Sociology | 35 | 21% | 4% | 6% | 21% | 86% |
| Design and Technology | 31 | 18% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 52% |
| Photography | 30 | 18% | 6% | 13% | 19% | 70% |
| Business Studies | 28 | 16% | 18% | 25% | 20% | 86% |
| Drama | 25 | 15% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 52% |
| Computer Science | 24 | 14% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 50% |
| Spanish | 23 | 14% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 65% |
| Art and Design | 18 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 56% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 11% | 31% | 39% | 32% | 94% |
| Biology | 14 | 8% | 23% | 7% | 45% | 79% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 8% | 23% | 14% | 47% | 79% |
| Physics | 14 | 8% | 23% | 14% | 46% | 71% |
| Textiles | 9 | 5% | 2% | 11% | 27% | 56% |
| French | 7 | 4% | 18% | 57% | 29% | 100% |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 54 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 33 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 18 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 14 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 8 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 8 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 5 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hampshire
Amery Hill School
Academy converter · 982 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.0
Applemore College
Foundation school · 478 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.7
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · 894 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.3
Bohunt School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,012 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Bridgemary School
Academy sponsor led · 814 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.