The Henry Cort Community College

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. The Henry Cort Community College was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 122 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 4.05 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 86% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.7%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. 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 above.