Crookhorn College, Waterlooville

In its own words: "We have four levers through which we strive to achieve the vision. Lever 1 and Lever 2 are all about the delivery of the vision."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include ukulele, guitar, STEM and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Crookhorn College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Hampshire and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Hampshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 42.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.31: pupils made below 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 32.4, against 45 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 227 families put Crookhorn College as their first choice and 565 named it as one of their preferences, for 165 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 73 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Crookhorn College are Oaklands Catholic School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9); Purbrook Park School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); Park Community School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 27.7); and The Cowplain School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1).

Crookhorn College's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

102 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Crookhorn College (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).

Of the 167 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 74% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

3.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 252 pupils (26.7%) received SEN support and 73 (7.7%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Crookhorn College has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 6 pupils on roll.

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

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crookhorn College (adjacent), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 191 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Crookhorn College issued 59 suspensions, 6.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Crookhorn College are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville (0.2 miles); Purbrook Junior School (0.6 miles); Purbrook Infant School (0.6 miles); and Springwood Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.