Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Community special school
The Mark Way School
- Pupils on roll
- 118of 112 places
- Free school meals
- 55.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 19
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 12 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 11 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Mark Way School in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 73% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
The Mark Way School is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 8.1, 0% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.
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 | The Mark Way School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 11 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 73% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 9% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Mark Way School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 8.1 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.12 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 47% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 6.6 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 9.5 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 11% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 19 | 100% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 0% |
| English Language | 19 | 100% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 0% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 79% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 0% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 14 | 74% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 14% |
| Mathematics | 10 | 53% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 0% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Drama | 11 | — | — |
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.