Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
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Noadswood School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,102of 1,125 places
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 167
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 13 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Noadswood School (URN 116415, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Noadswood School has no sixth form. Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 38% moved to a sixth form college, 42% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 38% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 40% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.5 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 44% 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 | Noadswood School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 38% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Noadswood School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.5 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 13% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.2 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 100% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 75% |
| English Language | 166 | 99% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 68% |
| English Literature | 160 | 96% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 138 | 83% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 71% |
| Geography | 78 | 47% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 64% |
| History | 74 | 44% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 66% |
| Design and Technology | 66 | 40% | 11% | 14% | 23% | 44% |
| Business Studies | 55 | 33% | 18% | 5% | 20% | 65% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 18% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 70% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 16% | 11% | 30% | 24% | 78% |
| Physics | 26 | 16% | 23% | 65% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 26 | 16% | 23% | 73% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 16% | 23% | 77% | 47% | 100% |
| Media Studies | 22 | 13% | 4% | 14% | 20% | 95% |
| Fine Art | 21 | 13% | 9% | 5% | 28% | 57% |
| Photography | 15 | 9% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 40% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 15 | 9% | 8% | 20% | 21% | 67% |
| German | 14 | 8% | 5% | 43% | 33% | 86% |
| Drama | 14 | 8% | 7% | 7% | 27% | 36% |
| Citizenship Studies | 12 | 7% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 33% |
| French | 5 | 3% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Spanish | 4 | 2% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Textiles | 2 | 1% | 2% | — | 27% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 21 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 17 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 17 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 10 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 6 | — | — |
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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.