Cams Hill School, Fareham

In its own words: "At Cams Hill School pupils come first in everything we do ; young people should have the opportunities and the courage to be who they want to be. Underpinned by kindness and high standards , we enable pupils to thrive in a calm learning environment, supporting them to be active and courteous members of the community ."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for your interest in Cams Hill School. It would be our pleasure to welcome your child into our thriving, values-led community where every pupil is known, supported, and challenged to achieve their very best. At Cams Hill, our core values - Courtesy, Courage, and Commitment - underpin everything we do."

In 2026, pupils at Cams Hill School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Hampshire and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Hampshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 52.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.08: pupils made about 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 33.9, against 53.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 303 families put Cams Hill School as their first choice and 550 named it as one of their preferences, for 257 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 50 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cams Hill School are Portchester Community School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.3); Fareham Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2); Bridgemary School (2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 31.4); and Castle View Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2).

Cams Hill School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Cams Hill School is one of 7 schools run by Gateway Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

235 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cams Hill School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 257 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 136 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 57 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Cams Hill School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 15 places, 6 pupils on roll.

Cams Hill School had 91 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Fareham Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Down End Road (w-bound), 130 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 114 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cams Hill School issued 119 suspensions, 9.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Cams Hill School are Wicor Primary School (0.8 miles), Harrison Primary School (1 mile), Red Barn Community Primary School (1.1 miles) and Redlands Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.