The Wavell School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Farnborough, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.68 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Wavell School is a secondary school in Farnborough, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (community school). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Wavell 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 | 0.68 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
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.68 miles away, the shortest of 39 Hampshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- There were 242 first-choice applications for 204 offers for Year 7 in 2026; 188 offers went to first-choice families, and 54 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 44 (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
- Lynchford Road, The Wavell School, Farnborough, GU14 6BH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,042 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at The Wavell School enjoy learning.”
- “They follow a broad curriculum, which allows them to choose from a wide range of options in Year 10.”
- “Pupils generally experience effective teaching that enables them to develop their understanding.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not consistently have the self-discipline and dedication to their learning that will enable them to achieve as well as possible.”
- “However, this is not yet consistent.”
- “Teachers' checks do not routinely spot or address pupils' gaps, and this hinders some pupils' progress.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2026 (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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44 | 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: 242 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 188 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.
- Cove School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bohunt Farnborough 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Court Moor School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Calthorpe Park School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Frogmore Community College 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Yateley School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Robert May's School 8.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eggar's School 11.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published