Cams Hill School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Fareham, Hampshire
Cams Hill School is a secondary school in Fareham, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Shearwater Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8AH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,265 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “Cams Hill is a caring and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils live up to the school’s values of courtesy, courage and commitment.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning here and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, on occasions, these adaptations are not as effective as they could be.”
- “This means that some pupils do not learn as well as they should.”
- “However, sometimes the checking of what pupils understand is not always careful enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 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) | 63% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.5 | 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: 303 first-preference applications, 257 offers in total, 253 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Portchester Community School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Fareham Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bridgemary School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Henry Cort Community College 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crofton School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy Brune Park 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy Bay House 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Purbrook Park School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published