Hounsdown School
Secondary schoolHounsdown School is a secondary school in New Forest, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,283 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 5 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Hounsdown School was 48.7, against 45.2 in New Forest and 46.2 in England.
47.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | New Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.6% | 43.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.4% | 64.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 252 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Eling Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade1.2 km
- Foxhills Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Foxhills Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 20231.4 km
- Forest Park SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), November 20221.5 km
- GLADE SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.5 km
- Lydlynch Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 20241.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in New Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).