Hounsdown School
Details
| Age Range | 11-16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | None |
| Local Authority | Hampshire |
| Address | Jacobs Gutter Lane, SO40 9FT |
| School Website | www.hounsdown.hants.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 2380862981 |
| URN | 137229 |
School Census
| Total | 1296 |
| Girls/Boys | 634/662 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 48.9%/51.1% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 4.6% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 160 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 9.0% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 05/06/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 05/06/2024 | Good |
| 15/03/2017 | Outstanding |
| 11/12/2012 | Good |
| Inspection Date | 05/06/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Outstanding |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 15/03/2017 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 11/12/2012 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.50% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 66.10% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.20% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 |
| Progress 8 | -0.22 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 70% |
| Entering EBacc | 62% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 |
| Progress 8 | -0.15 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 72% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 4.76 |
| Progress 8 | -0.14 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 345 |
| As first preference | 239 |
| As second preference | 90 |
| As third preference | 16 |
| Total Offers Made | 245 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 239 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.07% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 382 |
| As first preference | 270 |
| As second preference | 93 |
| As third preference | 19 |
| Total Offers Made | 254 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 252 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.07% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 350 |
| As first preference | 270 |
| As second preference | 62 |
| As third preference | 18 |
| Total Offers Made | 258 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 252 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.07% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 353 |
| As first preference | 275 |
| As second preference | 58 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 260 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 257 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.04% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 350 |
| As first preference | 265 |
| As second preference | 70 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 259 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 256 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 344 |
| As first preference | 266 |
| As second preference | 61 |
| As third preference | 17 |
| Total Offers Made | 261 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 261 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.21% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 350 |
| As first preference | 292 |
| As second preference | 49 |
| As third preference | 9 |
| Total Offers Made | 241 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 241 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 285 |
| As first preference | 229 |
| As second preference | 45 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 230 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 229 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 336 |
| As first preference | 242 |
| As second preference | 67 |
| As third preference | 27 |
| Total Offers Made | 241 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 241 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.03% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 350 |
| As first preference | 267 |
| As second preference | 71 |
| As third preference | 12 |
| Total Offers Made | 261 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 260 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 359 |
| As first preference | 251 |
| As second preference | 75 |
| As third preference | 33 |
| Total Offers Made | 253 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 251 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 26% |
| agree | 56% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 23% |
| agree | 59% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 12% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 25% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 7% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 10% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 6% |
| not applicable | 55% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 14% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 29% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 13% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 25% |
| no | 75% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 16% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 25% |
| strongly disagree | 25% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 21% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 59% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 7% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 70% |
| no | 30% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 7% |
| not applicable | 54% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 19% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 22% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 19% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 17% |
| no | 83% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 20% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 26% |
| strongly disagree | 17% |
| dont know | 4% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 7% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 26% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 13% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 79% |
| no | 21% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 88.7% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 3.3% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| african ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 88.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 3.5% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 0.8% |