The Henry Cort Community College

Community school · Secondary school · Fareham, Hampshire
PO15 6PH
Composite score
55.2

The Henry Cort Community College at a glance

Located in Fareham, Hampshire, The Henry Cort Community College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 856 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in January 2026. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 44.2, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 4.8 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

43% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 64% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering The Henry Cort Community College, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,866
National rank
#288
In South East
#38
In Hampshire
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
43%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
12%
EBacc average points score
3.86

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

School profile

Pupils on roll 856 % FSM ever-6 20.4% % EAL 6.2% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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