Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
- Pupils on roll
- 1,073of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 187
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 27 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 116494, until 1 May 2011).
What the data says
Of the 156 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Burgate School and Sixth Form in 2023, 62% stayed on in The Burgate School and Sixth Form’s own sixth form (Hampshire average 6%), 27% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Among the 152 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 38% went to university (Hampshire 35%, England 37%), and 21% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 156 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 62% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 152 | 16,641 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 38% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 39% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.12 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 11% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.6 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.7 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 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 | 186 | 99% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 76% |
| Mathematics | 185 | 99% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 76% |
| English Literature | 183 | 98% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 78% |
| Combined Science | 155 | 83% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 60% |
| History | 113 | 60% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 52% |
| Geography | 96 | 51% | 41% | 23% | 25% | 63% |
| Business Studies | 79 | 42% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 81% |
| Spanish | 53 | 28% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 91% |
| Media Studies | 43 | 23% | 4% | 7% | 20% | 65% |
| 3D Design | 40 | 21% | 2% | 3% | 16% | 95% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 17% | 31% | 32% | 32% | 74% |
| Physics | 30 | 16% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 16% | 23% | 27% | 47% | 93% |
| Biology | 30 | 16% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 14% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 46% |
| French | 23 | 12% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 65% |
| Photography | 21 | 11% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 90% |
| Physical Education | 21 | 11% | 11% | 43% | 24% | 76% |
| Drama | 20 | 11% | 7% | 10% | 27% | 60% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 10% | 9% | 42% | 28% | 100% |
| Textiles | 16 | 9% | 2% | 13% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 12 | 6% | 5% | 8% | 33% | 67% |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 22 | 24% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 21 | 23% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | 19% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 190 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 90 | 8,621 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.19 | 36.32 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 33 | 37% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 30 | 33% | 31% |
| Psychology | 17 | 19% | 23% |
| Geography | 15 | 17% | 10% |
| Media Studies | 15 | 17% | 4% |
| Biology | 14 | 16% | 20% |
| Physics | 14 | 16% | 12% |
| History | 14 | 16% | 13% |
| Economics | 12 | 13% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 10% | 4% |
| 3D Design | 9 | 10% | 1% |
| Politics | 8 | 9% | 6% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 9% | 17% |
| English Literature | 8 | 9% | 11% |
| Sociology | 8 | 9% | 13% |
| Textiles | 7 | 8% | 1% |
| English Language | 7 | 8% | 4% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 8% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 7% | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 16 | 18% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 9 | 10% | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.