Danebury School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Every child who put Danebury School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
School overview
Danebury School is a secondary school serving Stockbridge, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 326 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Danebury School 'Inadequate'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 34.3 — well below the national average (national average: 46). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 42% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Danebury School their first choice was offered one of its 70 Year 7 places. Overall pupil absence was 11.7%. There are about 15.2 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Danebury 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 above.