The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS · Hampshire · secondary school
61st of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire we can score, 69 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.2/10 against 881 of them, against 0.6/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 13 | 35% | 0.45 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 22.3 · 6 | 30% | 0.17 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.84 · 5 | 25% | 0.12 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 37.6 · 12 | 10% | 0.12 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school was rated Inadequate by Ofsted in March 2026. In 2024/25, 22.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 37.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.84 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Chess, Crochet, Dungeons & Dragons, and Chefs Clubs. Sports include Football, Netball, and Athletics, while arts activities comprise the School production, Orchestra, and Choir. Trips include theatre visits, Harry Potter Studios, bowling, and ice skating.
Getting in. There are 900 pupils in a school with 1200 places, leaving 300 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to improve following the recent Inadequate rating? What specific support is available for pupils who are falling behind in English and maths? How do the current class sizes impact the quality of individual feedback?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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