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Calthorpe Park School, Fleet

Good
Secondary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 11–16

Calthorpe Park School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Fleet. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 11th-highest of the 69 schools in Hampshire with published results, and 755th of 3,298 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2013)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Calthorpe Park School in detail

Calthorpe Park School in its own words

In its own words: "Welcome to Calthorpe Park School, a successful and inclusive secondary school in the heart of rural Hampshire for students aged 11-16. We believe that everything we do every day shapes every single one of our students’ tomorrows. Whilst academic success is a vital part of our students’ development it is only one element of a much richer educational journey."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Whilst it is a pleasure to work in a school with students who are a never ending source of surprises and pride, and a body of staff whose commitment is second to none, hearing first hand from our parents about their child’s terrific experience at our school is priceless."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, coding, Lego, robotics and STEM.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at Calthorpe Park School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Hampshire and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Hampshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 54 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.24: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.7, against 54.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Business Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

Getting a place at Calthorpe Park School

For September 2026 entry, 355 families put Calthorpe Park School as their first choice and 639 named it as one of their preferences, for 336 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Calthorpe Park School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Calthorpe Park School are Court Moor School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.5); Cove School (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); Yateley School (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Robert May's School (4.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6).

Calthorpe Park School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Court Moor SchoolCove SchoolYateley SchoolRobert May's School

Where pupils go next

Of the 283 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Who goes there

11.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Mixed (8%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Fleet Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Calthorpe Park School (outside), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Calthorpe Park School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Calthorpe Park School issued 319 suspensions, 19.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Calthorpe Park School are Tavistock Infant School (0.3 miles), All Saints Church of England Aided Junior School (0.4 miles), Dogmersfield Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles) and Elvetham Heath Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Tavistock Infant SchoolAll Saints Church of England Aided Junior SchoolDogmersfield Church of England Primary SchoolElvetham Heath Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Kevan John
Pupils:1,688
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01252613483
Address:Hitches Lane, Fleet, GU51 5JA
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from May 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 6 December 2022View full report
URN:116436
UKPRN:10015239
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North East Hampshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

About

Calthorpe Park School is one of two secondary schools in Fleet, Hampshire, England. for pupils aged 11–16.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

11.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has declined from 0.40 to 0.24 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 55.1 to 51.8 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 64% to 58% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-51.857.6%
Disadvantaged(42)-33.719%
Not known to be disadvantaged(293)-54.463.1%
Boys(161)-50.055.3%
Girls(174)-53.659.8%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(15)-56.666.7%
Non mobile(326)-52.558.9%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics718
English Language658
English Literature628
Business Studies418
Combined Science396
Geography302
Biology256
Chemistry256
History256
Physics256
Design and Technology196
Art and Design132
French128
Computer Science128
Spanish124
Drama106
Health Studies100
Physical Education100
Multimedia84
German78

+ 10 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 283 students

Continued education90%
Further education25%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment4%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

1

Permanent exclusions

0.06%

Exclusion rate

319

Suspensions

19.40%

Suspension rate

119 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,644 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Calthorpe Park School (o/s)
74m · 1 min walk
Hart Leisure Centre (N-bound)
123m · 2 min walk
Dukes Mead (NW-bound)
303m · 5 min walk
Priory Close (NW-bound)
314m · 5 min walk
Edenbrook (N-bound)
324m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Calthorpe Park School is in Hampshire; for families living there:

Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Calthorpe Park School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

1,643 pupils

1,725 places

82 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Fleet

High pressure
New homes approved:555
Projected new pupils:100

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Fleet

Across Hampshire council

Low demand council-wide0.90 applications per place

Places available

15,392

Applications

13,874

Got 1st preference

90.1%

Got preferred school

97.6%

All secondary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(8)

6 December 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

28 March 2017
9 May 2013
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

195

SEN Support

60

EHC Plans

15.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health73
Specific Learning Difficulty62
Autistic Spectrum Disorder36
Moderate Learning Difficulty25
Speech, Language & Communication25
Hearing Impairment10
Other6
Physical Disability5
Visual Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
74.8%
Asian
3.4%
Black
1.3%
Mixed
8.0%
Chinese
3.3%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
0.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals11.4%
English as Additional Language8.2%

1,688

Total Pupils

850

Boys

838

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

112

Teachers

15.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,405

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,588

Per pupil

£11225k

Total funding

£186k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£357,866
EAL funding£72,360
Lump sum£146,274

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.3%

Overall absence

20.8%

Persistent absence

1,686

Enrolments

Authorised6.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Persistent (10%+)20.8%
Severe (50%+)4.0%

Absence trend

4.2%
18/19
3.6%
20/21
8.5%
21/22
8.7%
22/23
8.8%
23/24
8.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Calthorpe Park School

What are GCSE results like at Calthorpe Park School?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Calthorpe Park School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 51.8. 58% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Calthorpe Park School's Ofsted rating?

Calthorpe Park School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2013, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Calthorpe Park School?

No fixed boundary. When Calthorpe Park School is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Calthorpe Park School?

Calthorpe Park School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Calthorpe Park School?

Classes at Calthorpe Park School average 24.7 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Calthorpe Park School?

Calthorpe Park School has around 1688 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Calthorpe Park School?

8.3% of sessions were missed at Calthorpe Park School in 2024/25. 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Calthorpe Park School?

Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Calthorpe Park School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Calthorpe Park School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Calthorpe Park School?

Calthorpe Park School is at Hitches Lane, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5JA.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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