The Hamble School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Southampton, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.74 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Hamble School is a secondary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Hamble 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 | 2.74 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
- In Year 7 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.74 miles from the school, the 19th longest of 39 Hampshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 208 first-choice applications for 225 offers; 205 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 146 of the 348 Year 7 2026 applications (42%) came from families living outside Hampshire, and 66 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 47.2 (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
- Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton, SO31 4NE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,139 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “The Hamble School is a happy, inclusive and calm place to learn.”
- “Pupils embrace the school’s high expectations for their behaviour.”
- “Pupils are courteous, friendly and considerate of others.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that some pupils have gaps in their knowledge, especially some who are disadvantaged and some pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.2 | 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: 208 first-preference applications, 225 offers in total, 205 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.
- Brookfield Community School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wildern School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift New Forest 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Deer Park School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Noadswood School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Applemore College 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Henry Cort Community College 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fareham Academy 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published