Secondary school

Testwood School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Hampshire
  • SO40 3ZW
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,135 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 58%58% · 2016/172017/18: top 61%2018/19: top 71%2021/22: top 75%2022/23: top 68%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 66%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 842.9 · South East 464/10 Below+10.2 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths36.6% · South East 44.8%4/10 Below
EBacc point score3.64 · South East 4.034/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-1.01 · South East +0.011/10 Well below South East−36.9 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47 · 127 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 44.7 · 128 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 44 · 107 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 42.4 · 142 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 43.5 · 156 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 42.4 · 137 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 34.8 · 167 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 42.9 · 172 pupils · South East 464734.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 38% · 128 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 35% · 107 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 39% · 142 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 41% · 156 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 36% · 137 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 22.2% · 167 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 36.6% · 172 pupils · South East 44.8%41%22.2%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
151 of 151 who put it first2014 · 99.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st151151
2nd720
3rd131

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Inadequate
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2024Ungraded visit

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 2026820
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.0%
First language not English5.6%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)10.6%
Persistently absent pupils28.5%

Girls 52.2%Boys 47.8%

67.5% full · 1,215 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 121 responses (14.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school89.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school86% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved78.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71.1% not applicable51.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year83.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 18.2% not applicable86.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?23.1% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 23.1% who said Yes above71.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child86.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school86.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development79.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent86.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 42.9
  • Leadership 4.8
  • Teaching assistants 11.8
  • Other support 26.2

Teachers 47.7 FTE · Whole workforce 85.7 · 97 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,649
Spend per pupil£8,528
Staff spend per pupil£6,322
Reserve per pupil£972
  • +£830,000revenue reserve
  • +£103,000in-year balance

Grants £8,270 · self-generated £378 · premises £670 per pupil

Single-academy trust: TESTWOOD SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

167 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained80.8%
  • Education69.5%
  • Apprenticeship6%
  • Employment5.4%
  • Not sustained13.8%
  • Unknown5.4%