The Arnewood School

Academy converter · Secondary school · New Milton, Hampshire
BH25 6RS
Composite score
47.0

About The Arnewood School

The Arnewood School is a secondary school in New Milton, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 900 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 37.6, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.7 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.

22% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 45% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering The Arnewood School, 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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#2,794
National rank
#414
In South East
#59
In Hampshire
Top 88%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
37.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
22%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
45%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.16

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 900 % FSM ever-6 26.7% % EAL 14.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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