Yateley School, Yateley

In its own words: "Find key information about Yateley School, our values, leadership, governance and statutory information."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am exceptionally proud of our happy and successful school. An ethos of high standards and high expectations underpins everything that we do. We work hard to create a caring and challenging learning environment where every individual can strive, enjoy and achieve."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and drama.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Yateley School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Hampshire and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Hampshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: 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 32.2, against 49 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 232 families put Yateley School as their first choice and 506 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Yateley School are Frogmore Community College (1.2 miles, Attainment 8 45.2); Edgbarrow School (2.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.2); Sandhurst School (2.5 miles, Attainment 8 46.3); and Bohunt Farnborough (3.3 miles, Attainment 8 41.2).

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

Of the 207 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 103 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 30% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

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

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Yateley Schools (sw-bound), 100 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Yateley School issued 53 suspensions, 4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Yateley School are Westfields Junior School (0.2 miles), Westfields Infant School (0.2 miles), Newlands Primary School (0.4 miles) and Cranford Park Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.