Boundary Oak School

Independent school · Mixed · ages 2–17 · no sixth form · selective (grammar)Hampshire, Fareham PO17school website

An independent school in Hampshire for ages 2–17: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
465

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Hampshire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 550 places.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

26.0Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school26.0
Hampshire45.5
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50. Not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 56 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Hampshire 45%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureBoundary Oak SchoolHampshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)26.045.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%45%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%34%41%
EBacc average point score2.114.024.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—21%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—30.534.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—49.550.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—8%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

44.14%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Physical Education stands out at GCSE — 30% of the year group took it, against 11% across England.

Health & Safety44%
Language & Communication44%
Green & Sustainability38%
Natural Sciences36%
Engineering & Manufacturing36%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects13

Entries 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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language5191%89%18%20%84%
Combined Science3970%65%26%9%90%
Physical Education1730%11%12%24%59%
Food Preparation and Nutrition1425%8%64%21%100%
Art and Design1323%7%38%24%100%
Biology1221%23%42%45%92%
French1120%18%64%29%91%
Chemistry1120%23%55%47%100%
Physics1120%23%64%46%100%
Spanish1120%19%36%27%91%
Design and Technology1018%11%40%23%100%
Psychology814%3%0%22%88%
Music713%5%71%33%86%
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication56%
Health & Safety54%
Green & Sustainability49%
Natural Sciences49%
Engineering & Manufacturing41%
Transversal Skills30%
Mathematics & Statistics19%
Digital & ICT Skills16%
Arts & Humanities12%
Social & Cultural Skills9%
Law & Public Administration7%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

vocabulary 8.9particle model 7.0audience 6.5fraction 6.1energy transfer 6.0grammar 5.7change of state 5.3percentage 5.0purpose 5.0adaptation 4.7photosynthesis 4.7temperature 4.6standard form 4.3ratio 4.3presentation 4.0scale 4.0state of matter 4.0conservation of mass 4.0reflection 4.0measurement 3.9observation 3.9standard english 3.9force 3.8translation 3.8

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses conservation of mass, energy change, unit conversion from Chemistry, Design and Technology, Physics and 3 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, ratio, scale from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 6 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, sampling technique, experimental design from Biology, Chemistry, Modern Foreign Language and 1 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, dna, mixture from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses climate change, data interpretation, data collection from Biology, Chemistry, Computing and 2 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, periodic table, resistance from Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: battery test technician
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses scale, data collection, computer systems from Art and Design, Chemistry, Physics and 4 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, standard form, ph scale from Chemistry, Design and Technology, Physics and 2 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Heat network maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses climate change, temperature, scale from Chemistry, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Physics and 2 more · jobs: maintenance and repair engineer, lean manager
Water industry treatment process technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, si unit from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: wastewater treatment technician, water plant technician, recycling specialist
Polymer processing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses temperature, catalyst, pressure from Chemistry, English Language, Food Preparation and Nutrition and 2 more · jobs: injection moulding operator, process engineering technician, production engineering technician
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses experimental design, scientific method, data presentation from Biology, English Language, Psychology and 2 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
Hampshire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.