Havant Academy, Havant

In 2026, pupils at Havant Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 34.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Hampshire and 47 across England.

19% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Hampshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 32.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.98: pupils made well 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 33.5, against 35.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 1.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Havant Academy as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 79 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Havant Academy are Park Community School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 27.7); Warblington School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.5); Oaklands Catholic School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9); and Crookhorn College (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.3).

Havant Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Havant Academy is one of 45 schools run by The Kemnal Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.2 in 2024/25.

84 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Havant Academy (as of September 2025): 75% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).

Of the 88 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 78% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

64.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 175 pupils (34.7%) received SEN support and 36 (7.1%) 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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Havant Academy (adjacent), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Havant Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 147 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Havant Academy issued 334 suspensions, 62.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Havant Academy are Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School (0.4 miles), Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles), Front Lawn Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.