Brighton Hill Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Basingstoke, Hampshire
Brighton Hill Community School is a secondary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Brighton Way, Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,284 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 23 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils’ sense of belonging and security is evident in their rising attendance and positive, good humoured conduct.”
- “They play their full part in generating the purposeful atmosphere and sense of camaraderie evident in this large and growing school.”
- “Pupils understand and rise to meet leaders’ expectations of their behaviour.”
To improve
- “While many parents are supportive of the school’s work, some are not and express frustration about how the school communicates with them.”
- “The trust, working with school leaders and governors is taking decisive steps to improve the ways that the school communicates with parents.”
- “This is not the case for a few pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 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) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.5 | 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: 240 first-preference applications, 242 offers in total, 215 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
- 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.
- The Blue Coat School Basingstoke 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Cranbourne 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Costello School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Vyne Community School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Everest Community Academy 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Robert May's School 7.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Hurst School 8.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published