John Hanson Community School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Andover, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.98 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
John Hanson Community School is a secondary school in Andover, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
John Hanson Community School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.98 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 0.98 miles away, the 4th shortest of 39 Hampshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2020, though it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 2026 had 223 first-choice applications for 182 offers; 169 offers went to first-choice families, and 54 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 43.5 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Floral Way, Andover, SP10 3PB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 987 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is a very happy and inclusive school because staff have successfully created a caring and aspirational culture.”
- “They share a genuine belief that all pupils can fulfil their potential.”
- “Pupils follow a rich and broad curriculum which supports academic development.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not yet benefit enough from this process and so do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, a small group of pupils’ poor behaviour remains challenging.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 223 first-preference applications, 182 offers in total, 169 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Harrow Way Community School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift Winton 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Danebury School 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Testbourne Community School 7.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Henry Beaufort School 11.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings' School 12.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Clere School 12.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Romsey School 14.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published