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Crofton School

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  • Ages 11 to 16

URN 149621 · Hampshire · HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD

In Hampshire

Inspection

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.

Latest report card inspection

3 March 2026
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met

Full inspection (section 5)

Report cards, used from 10 November 2025, grade each area on a five-point scale and give no overall grade. Safeguarding is met or not met.

Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.

Attendance

Against Hampshire and England, secondary schools.

Overall absence

2024/25

8.3%

Hampshire
8.4%
England
8.4%

0.1 percentage points lower than England.

5.37.08.82017/182024/25
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Overall absence
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2017/18Not published5.5%5.5%
2018/19Not published5.4%5.5%
2020/21Not published5.0%5.5%
2021/22Not published9.0%9.0%
2022/23Not published9.1%9.0%
2023/249.0%8.9%8.9%
2024/258.3%8.4%8.4%

Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Persistent absence

2024/25

20.5%

Hampshire
22.0%
England
23.4%

2.9 percentage points lower than England.

14.120.426.72017/182024/25
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Persistent absence
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2017/18Not published13.3%13.9%
2018/19Not published13.4%13.7%
2020/21Not published13.1%14.8%
2021/22Not published27.1%27.7%
2022/23Not published25.6%26.5%
2023/2423.3%24.7%25.6%
2024/2520.5%22.0%23.4%

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Severe absence

2024/25

3.8%

Hampshire
4.2%
England
3.9%

0.1 percentage points lower than England.

1.42.74.02017/182024/25
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Severe absence
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2017/18Not published1.2%1.2%
2018/19Not published1.5%1.3%
2020/21Not published1.4%1.5%
2021/22Not published2.7%2.7%
2022/23Not published3.7%3.4%
2023/243.7%4.2%3.8%
2024/253.8%4.2%3.9%

Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions

Against Hampshire and England, secondary schools.

Suspensions per 100 pupils

2024/25

18.77

Hampshire
20.23
England
21.24

2.47 lower than England.

7.115.724.32017/182024/25
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Suspensions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2017/18Not published7.9710.13
2018/19Not published8.4710.75
2019/20Not published5.817.43
2020/21Not published7.358.48
2021/22Not published11.3813.96
2022/23Not published18.0418.90
2023/2425.5720.3322.61
2024/2518.7720.2321.24

Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

2024/25

0.09

Hampshire
0.09
England
0.23

0.14 lower than England.

0.10.10.22017/182024/25
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Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2017/18Not published0.090.20
2018/19Not published0.100.20
2019/20Not published0.050.13
2020/21Not published0.040.10
2021/22Not published0.070.16
2022/23Not published0.150.22
2023/240.090.100.25
2024/250.090.090.23

Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Key stage 4 results

Against Hampshire and England, secondary schools.

Attainment 8

2025/26 (provisional)

45.5

Hampshire
46.9
England
47.4

1.9 lower than England.

45.647.649.62021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
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Attainment 8
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2021/22Not published49.949.8
2022/23Not published46.847.2
2023/2446.246.646.9
2024/2545.346.547.1
2025/26 (provisional)45.546.947.4

The average of pupils' points across eight GCSE-level qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 4 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

64%

Hampshire
67%
England
66%

2 percentage points lower than England.

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English and maths: grade 4 or above
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2021/22Not published72%70%
2022/23Not published68%67%
2023/2468%67%67%
2024/2564%67%66%
2025/26 (provisional)64%67%66%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 5 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

42%

Hampshire
46%
England
48%

6 percentage points lower than England.

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English and maths: grade 5 or above
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2021/22Not published52%51%
2022/23Not published46%46%
2023/2445%46%47%
2024/2542%46%47%
2025/26 (provisional)42%46%48%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

Pupils

Against Hampshire and England, secondary schools.

Eligible for free school meals

2024/25

15.8%

Hampshire
20.5%
England
25.8%

10.0 percentage points lower than England.

15.120.125.02021/222022/232023/242024/25
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Eligible for free school meals
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2021/22Not published15.6%20.9%
2022/23Not published17.4%22.7%
2023/2414.3%18.8%24.1%
2024/2515.8%20.5%25.8%

Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

SEN support

2024/25

10.9%

Hampshire
13.8%
England
13.4%

2.5 percentage points lower than England.

11.112.413.62021/222022/232023/242024/25
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SEN support
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2021/22Not published11.4%11.9%
2022/23Not published12.0%12.4%
2023/2411.5%12.6%12.9%
2024/2510.9%13.8%13.4%

Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Education, health and care plan

2024/25

6.9%

Hampshire
4.3%
England
3.1%

3.8 percentage points higher than England.

2.54.66.62021/222022/232023/242024/25
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Education, health and care plan
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2021/22Not published2.6%2.2%
2022/23Not published3.2%2.4%
2023/246.2%3.8%2.7%
2024/256.9%4.3%3.1%

Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

First language other than English

2024/25

3.4%

Hampshire
8.5%
England
19.2%

15.8 percentage points lower than England.

3.911.018.12021/222022/232023/242024/25
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First language other than English
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2021/22Not published5.8%17.5%
2022/23Not published6.9%18.1%
2023/242.8%7.7%18.6%
2024/253.4%8.5%19.2%

Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Teachers

Against Hampshire and England, secondary schools.

Pupils per qualified teacher

2025/26

18.3

Hampshire
17.2
England
17.3

1.0 higher than England.

16.217.218.22017/182025/26
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Pupils per qualified teacher
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2017/18Not published16.716.5
2018/19Not published17.016.8
2019/20Not published17.017.2
2020/21Not published16.817.1
2021/22Not published16.817.1
2022/23Not published16.917.2
2023/2416.117.017.4
2024/2516.917.317.3
2025/2618.317.217.3

Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.

Teacher sickness absence

2024/25

5.1 days

Hampshire
5.1 days
England
5.0 days

0.1 days higher than England.

Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.

3.85.57.12017/182024/25
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Teacher sickness absence
YearThis schoolHampshireEngland
2017/18Not published4.2 days4.0 days
2018/19Not published4.1 days4.0 days
2019/20Not publishedNot publishedNot published
2020/21Not published3.5 days3.9 days
2021/22Not published6.9 days6.3 days
2022/23Not published5.4 days5.2 days
2023/247.4 days5.6 days5.3 days
2024/255.1 days5.1 days5.0 days

Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.

Finance

Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

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About the school

Pupils on roll
1,112
Capacity
1,083
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 to 16
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Admissions
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
Trust
HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Opened
1 April 2023
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Constituency
Gosport
Special educational needs provision
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
Decile 7 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)

Address: Marks Road, Stubbington, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 2AT

Website: www.croftonschool.co.uk

Telephone: 01329664251

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Crofton School, URN 149621. https://joshuamangas.com/intel/school/149621/. Data release 20 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.