Secondary school

Noadswood School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Hampshire
  • SO45 4ZF
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,667 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 51%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 32%32%2016/17: top 52%2017/18: top 53%2018/19: top 28%28% · 2018/192021/22: top 52%2022/23: top 57%2023/24: top 53%2024/25: top 51%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 845.5 · South East 465/10 Middle
Grade 5+ English and maths44.3% · South East 44.8%5/10 Middle
EBacc point score3.96 · South East 4.035/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.34 · South East +0.013/10 Below−18.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.7 · 188 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 45.6 · 214 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 45.5 · 186 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 50.6 · 188 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 48.1 · 206 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 44.6 · 205 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 45.2 · 184 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 45.5 · 167 pupils · South East 4652.744.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 45% · 214 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 44% · 186 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 53% · 188 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 53% · 206 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 45% · 205 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 46.7% · 184 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 44.3% · 167 pupils · South East 44.8%53%44%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.3%
200 of 243 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 82.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st243200
2nd601
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,102
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.3%
First language not English5.8%
SEN support10.6%
EHC plan5.3%
Absence (sessions missed)11.3%
Persistently absent pupils29.5%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

98% full · 1,125 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 55.8
  • Leadership 5.3
  • Teaching assistants 17.4
  • Other support 29.9

Teachers 61.1 FTE · Whole workforce 108.4 · 136 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,600
Spend per pupil£7,428
Staff spend per pupil£5,702
Reserve per pupil£527
  • +£550,000revenue reserve
  • +£179,000in-year balance

Grants £7,495 · self-generated £154 · premises £381 per pupil

Single-academy trust: NOADSWOOD SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

184 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.4%
  • Education82.6%
  • Apprenticeship6.5%
  • Employment3.3%
  • Not sustained4.3%
  • Unknown3.3%