Fareham Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Fareham, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.38 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Fareham Academy is a secondary school in Fareham, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Fareham Academy 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 | 1.38 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 1.38 miles away, the 10th shortest of 39 Hampshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 168 first-choice applications for 167 offers; 145 offers went to first-choice families and 23 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 31% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hampshire.
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
- St Anne's Grove, Fareham, PO14 1JJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 888 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Warm relationships between staff and pupils mean that pupils feel safe in school.”
- “They are clear where to go if they need additional support.”
- “In lessons, pupils behave well.”
To improve
- “However, the school is not yet secure in ensuring that pupils, including the most disadvantaged, attend the school on a regular enough basis.”
- “However, they have a mixed experience of the curriculum across the school.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 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) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.5 | 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: 168 first-preference applications, 167 offers in total, 145 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.
- The Henry Cort Community College 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cams Hill School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crofton School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bridgemary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- King's Academy Brune Park 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Portchester Community School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Brookfield Community School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King's Academy Bay House 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published