Best secondary schools in Hampshire (2026)
Hampshire has 87 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is The Westgate School, in the top 8% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 44.4, against 46.1 for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Hampshire has no grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 8% in England |
The Westgate School Winchester |
60.5 | 59.8 | 71% | Outstanding | |
2 Top 8% in England |
Thornden School Chandler's Ford |
60.3 | 59.9 | 73% | Report card | |
3 Top 9% in England |
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton Southampton · Roman Catholic |
59.3 | 60.0 | 69% | Outstanding | |
4 Top 10% in England |
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Basingstoke · Roman Catholic |
58.5 | 59.3 | 68% | No rating | |
5 Top 12% in England |
Kings' School Winchester |
57.1 | 57.8 | 65% | Good | |
6 Top 13% in England |
St Edmund's Catholic School Portsmouth · Roman Catholic |
55.7 | 58.9 | 71% | No rating | |
7 Top 13% in England |
St Anne's Catholic School Southampton · Girls · Roman Catholic |
55.9 | 55.6 | 66% | No rating | |
8 Top 13% in England |
Bohunt School Liphook |
56.3 | 56.3 | 68% | Good | |
9 Top 15% in England |
Court Moor School Fleet |
55.0 | 54.1 | 60% | No rating | |
10 Top 15% in England |
Calthorpe Park School Fleet |
54.8 | 54.0 | 63% | No rating | |
11 Top 17% in England |
The Petersfield School Petersfield |
54.6 | 56.4 | 64% | No rating | |
12 Top 18% in England |
Ringwood School Academy Ringwood |
54.0 | 56.2 | 68% | No rating | |
13 Top 21% in England |
Cams Hill School Fareham |
51.7 | 52.5 | 63% | Good | |
14 Top 23% in England |
Brookfield Community School Locks Heath |
51.6 | 50.8 | 54% | Not judged | |
15 Top 23% in England |
Henry Beaufort School Winchester |
51.5 | 50.5 | 55% | No rating | |
16 Top 24% in England |
Oaklands Catholic School Waterlooville · Roman Catholic |
52.1 | 52.3 | 48% | Report card | |
17 Top 24% in England |
Testbourne Community School Whitchurch (Basingstoke and Deane) |
52.2 | 53.3 | 54% | Good | |
18 Top 25% in England |
The Mountbatten School Romsey |
51.7 | 51.2 | 56% | No rating | |
19 Top 27% in England |
Swanmore College Swanmore |
50.9 | 49.4 | 51% | No rating | |
20 Top 29% in England |
The Burgate School and Sixth Form Fordingbridge |
50.1 | 46.6 | 45% | No rating | |
21 Top 30% in England |
Priestlands School Lymington |
49.6 | 48.8 | 51% | No rating | |
22 Top 31% in England |
Robert May's School Odiham |
49.3 | 48.3 | 52% | No rating | |
23 Top 33% in England |
Eggar's School Alton (East Hampshire) |
49.3 | 48.1 | 52% | No rating | |
24 Top 34% in England |
Yateley School Yateley |
48.9 | 47.8 | 48% | No rating | |
25 Top 34% in England |
Amery Hill School Alton (East Hampshire) |
49.3 | 50.0 | 50% | No rating | |
26 Top 36% in England |
Wildern School Hedge End |
48.8 | 48.6 | 51% | Good | |
27 Top 37% in England |
Perins School New Alresford |
48.9 | 50.9 | 53% | No rating | |
28 Top 37% in England |
Upper Shirley High School Southampton |
47.7 | 47.0 | 49% | Good | |
29 Top 37% in England |
The Romsey School Romsey |
47.9 | 46.8 | 48% | No rating | |
30 Top 39% in England |
Wyvern College Eastleigh |
48.1 | 44.8 | 44% | No rating | |
31 Top 41% in England |
The Wavell School Farnborough |
48.4 | 44.0 | 35% | Report card | |
32 Top 43% in England |
The Hamble School Eastleigh |
46.5 | 47.2 | 53% | Not judged | |
33 Top 43% in England |
Hounsdown School Totton |
47.4 | 46.1 | 44% | Good | |
34 Top 47% in England |
The Costello School Basingstoke |
46.5 | 47.3 | 50% | Report card | |
35 Top 47% in England |
The Toynbee School Chandler's Ford |
47.1 | 47.8 | 46% | No rating | |
36 Top 47% in England |
Horndean Technology College Horndean |
46.7 | 47.8 | 46% | Not judged | |
37 Top 49% in England |
Brighton Hill Community School Basingstoke |
45.7 | 44.5 | 44% | Report card | |
38 Top 49% in England |
Cantell School Southampton |
45.9 | 46.9 | 49% | Outstanding | |
39 Bottom 49% in England |
Crofton School Lee-on-the-Solent |
45.8 | 45.3 | 42% | Report card | |
40 Bottom 49% in England |
Noadswood School Hythe and Dibden Purlieu |
45.1 | 45.5 | 44% | No rating | |
41 Bottom 48% in England |
Purbrook Park School Waterlooville |
45.7 | 47.7 | 50% | No rating | |
42 Bottom 46% in England |
The Hurst School Tadley |
45.3 | 45.3 | 41% | No rating | |
43 Bottom 42% in England |
Harrow Way Community School Andover |
44.8 | 44.4 | 37% | No rating | |
44 Bottom 35% in England |
John Hanson Community School Andover |
43.2 | 43.5 | 39% | No rating | |
45 Bottom 34% in England |
Bitterne Park School Southampton |
43.4 | 43.1 | 36% | Good | |
46 Bottom 31% in England |
King's Academy Bay House Gosport |
42.2 | 43.8 | 41% | Not judged | |
47 Bottom 31% in England |
The Henry Cort Community College Fareham |
41.8 | 44.2 | 43% | Report card | |
48 Bottom 30% in England |
Admiral Lord Nelson School Portsmouth |
41.7 | 40.4 | 34% | Report card | |
49 Bottom 29% in England |
Portchester Community School Portsmouth |
42.3 | 41.8 | 34% | Good | |
50 Bottom 28% in England |
Springfield School Portsmouth |
41.4 | 39.8 | 38% | Not judged | |
51 Bottom 28% in England |
Priory School Portsmouth |
41.4 | 44.7 | 44% | Good | |
52 Bottom 28% in England |
Crookhorn College Waterlooville |
41.4 | 42.6 | 38% | Not judged | |
53 Bottom 27% in England |
Cove School Farnborough |
41.5 | 42.7 | 36% | Not judged | |
54 Bottom 25% in England |
Cranbourne Basingstoke |
40.5 | 42.7 | 42% | Report card | |
55 Bottom 25% in England |
Fareham Academy Fareham |
41.1 | 38.5 | 31% | Report card | |
56 Bottom 25% in England |
The Clere School Burghclere |
39.7 | 41.3 | 42% | Not judged | |
57 Bottom 24% in England |
Oasis Academy Sholing Southampton |
40.9 | 43.3 | 41% | Not judged | |
58 Bottom 23% in England |
The Vyne Community School Basingstoke |
40.4 | 43.0 | 38% | Report card | |
59 Bottom 22% in England |
Alderwood School Aldershot |
40.0 | 42.2 | 40% | Not judged | |
60 Bottom 20% in England |
Testwood School Totton |
40.0 | 42.9 | 37% | No rating | |
61 Bottom 19% in England |
The Cowplain School Horndean |
39.1 | 39.6 | 38% | Good | |
62 Bottom 18% in England |
Trafalgar School Portsmouth |
40.0 | 43.5 | 38% | Good | |
63 Bottom 18% in England |
Warblington School Havant |
38.4 | 36.4 | 34% | Report card | |
64 Bottom 17% in England |
Oasis Academy Mayfield Southampton |
38.4 | 37.0 | 30% | Good | |
65 Bottom 17% in England |
Bohunt Farnborough Farnborough |
38.7 | 38.7 | 33% | Inadequate | |
66 Bottom 15% in England |
Lift New Forest Holbury |
38.5 | 38.5 | 37% | Good | |
67 Bottom 15% in England |
Applemore College Hythe and Dibden Purlieu |
38.0 | 36.7 | 32% | Not judged | |
68 Bottom 15% in England |
The Hayling College South Hayling |
38.3 | 38.3 | 36% | Not judged | |
69 Bottom 15% in England |
Oakmoor School Bordon |
38.0 | 38.7 | 33% | Report card | |
70 Bottom 15% in England |
Ark Charter Academy Portsmouth · Church of England |
37.7 | 38.9 | 36% | Not judged | |
71 Bottom 14% in England |
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Southampton |
38.0 | 37.0 | 31% | Inadequate | |
72 Bottom 13% in England |
The Arnewood School New Milton |
38.7 | 37.6 | 22% | Report card | |
73 Bottom 12% in England |
Crestwood Community School Eastleigh |
37.8 | 38.1 | 27% | No rating | |
74 Bottom 11% in England |
Castle View Academy Portsmouth |
36.5 | 35.6 | 29% | Report card | |
75 Bottom 9% in England |
Lift Winton Andover |
36.9 | 37.9 | 26% | No rating | |
76 Bottom 7% in England |
Miltoncross Academy Portsmouth |
35.6 | 36.3 | 27% | Not judged | |
77 Bottom 5% in England |
Everest Community Academy Basingstoke |
35.2 | 34.2 | 23% | Not judged | |
78 Bottom 5% in England |
Danebury School Stockbridge |
34.3 | 34.3 | 23% | Inadequate | |
79 Bottom 5% in England |
The Portsmouth Academy Portsmouth |
34.3 | 33.5 | 20% | No rating | |
80 Bottom 5% in England |
Redbridge Community School Southampton |
34.1 | 32.2 | 24% | Good | |
81 Bottom 3% in England |
Bridgemary School Gosport |
33.3 | 33.8 | 21% | Requires improvement | |
82 Bottom 3% in England |
Woodlands Community College Southampton |
33.5 | 35.5 | 16% | Good | |
83 Bottom 3% in England |
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke Basingstoke |
33.1 | 33.1 | 20% | Requires improvement | |
84 Bottom 3% in England |
Weston Secondary School Southampton |
32.3 | 31.1 | 24% | Requires improvement | |
85 Bottom 2% in England |
King's Academy Brune Park Gosport |
33.0 | 33.0 | 16% | Inadequate | |
86 Bottom 2% in England |
Havant Academy Havant |
31.3 | 32.7 | 19% | Not judged | |
87 Bottom 1% in England |
Park Community School Havant |
28.3 | 28.3 | 14% | No rating |
Best secondary school in each town
- Winchester · best: The Westgate School
- Southampton · best: Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
- Basingstoke · best: Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
- Portsmouth · best: St Edmund's Catholic School
- Fareham · best: Cams Hill School
- Waterlooville · best: Oaklands Catholic School
- Farnborough · best: The Wavell School
- Andover · best: Harrow Way Community School
- Gosport · best: King's Academy Bay House
- Havant · best: Warblington School
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Questions
What is the best secondary school in Hampshire?
On exam results over the last three years, The Westgate School is the top-ranked secondary school in Hampshire, in the top 8% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.