Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Community school
Horndean Technology College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,288of 1,375 places
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 226
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 5 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Horndean Technology College has no sixth form. Of the 257 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 3% moved to a sixth form college, 77% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Horndean Technology College is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Horndean Technology College | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 257 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 77% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Horndean Technology College | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.8 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 18% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.5 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.6 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 224 | 99% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 83% |
| English Language | 224 | 99% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 75% |
| English Literature | 219 | 97% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 194 | 86% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 72% |
| History | 116 | 51% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 75% |
| Geography | 76 | 34% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 71% |
| Sociology | 73 | 32% | 4% | 14% | 21% | 78% |
| Statistics | 63 | 28% | 5% | 3% | 20% | 75% |
| Fine Art | 52 | 23% | 9% | 8% | 28% | 54% |
| Computer Science | 42 | 19% | 13% | 21% | 30% | 60% |
| German | 42 | 19% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 76% |
| Media Studies | 41 | 18% | 4% | 2% | 20% | 71% |
| Photography | 33 | 15% | 6% | 30% | 19% | 76% |
| Biology | 28 | 12% | 23% | 46% | 45% | 93% |
| Physics | 27 | 12% | 23% | 63% | 46% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 12% | 23% | 56% | 47% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 11% | 31% | 44% | 32% | 96% |
| French | 25 | 11% | 18% | 28% | 29% | 80% |
| Textiles | 24 | 11% | 2% | 25% | 27% | 54% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 11% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 75% |
| 3D Design | 21 | 9% | 2% | 10% | 16% | 33% |
| Music | 20 | 9% | 5% | 15% | 33% | 55% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 7% | 11% | 19% | 23% | 50% |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 63 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 57 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 36 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 31 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 31 | — | — |
| Graphic Design | 17 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 17 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 12 | — | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | — | — |
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.