Crofton School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Fareham, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.93 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Crofton School 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.
Crofton 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 | 1.93 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 2026 Year 7 last distance, 1.93 miles, was nearer the school than in 2025; it was the 17th shortest of 39 Hampshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 219 first-choice applications for 204 offers; 196 offers went to first-choice families and 23 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 42% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest 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
- Marks Road, Stubbington, Fareham, PO14 2AT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,112 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “They feel safe and know who to go to if they have a concern.”
- “This is because of the warm and trusting relationships between pupils and staff.”
- “Pupils feel valued and trust that the school will support their wellbeing.”
To improve
- “Disadvantaged pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “Inconsistencies in teaching mean that they do not secure the knowledge that they need.”
- “This is because the school’s strategy to support these pupils is still in the early stages of being implemented by leaders and staff.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 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: 219 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 196 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.
- Bridgemary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Fareham Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy Brune Park 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cams Hill School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Henry Cort Community College 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy Bay House 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Portchester Community School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Brookfield Community School 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published