70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
51%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
24%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1005.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,236
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHampshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Priestlands School · Secondary · Hampshire
Part ofPRIESTLANDS SCHOOL
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
-7pp
80%75%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
51%
-8pp
64%57%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
Attainment 8
48.8
-1.3
54.351.548.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.8
EBacc entry
24%
-4pp
30%27%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
EBacc APS
1005.8
-113.9
1227.51116.71005.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1005.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,236
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
North Street, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8FZ
Local authority
Hampshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 51% | 48.8 | Not applicable | 24% | 1005.8 | 32% | 1,236 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 58% | 50.1 | -0.01 | 28% | 1119.7 | 32% | 1,232 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 52% | 49.9 | +0.02 | 25% | 1094.5 | 33% | 1,240 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 64% | 54.3 | +0.24 | 30% | 1227.5 | 42% | 1,254 |
| 2018/19 | 76% | 54% | 53.2 | +0.23 | 27% | 1147.7 | 29% | 1,247 |
| 2017/18 | 76% | 55% | 53.5 | +0.23 | 40% | 1084.0 | 42% | 1,214 |
| 2016/17 | 80% | 58% | 54.0 | +0.28 | 41% | — | 43% | 1,166 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,236 | 16.8 | 20% | 6% | 20% | 8% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 1,232 | 17.2 | 20% | 6% | 18% | 9% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 1,240 | 16.8 | 20% | 5% | 18% | 9% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 1,254 | 16.9 | 18% | 4% | 16% | 9% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 1,246 | 17.1 | 15% | 4% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,247 | 18.3 | 13% | 3% | 18% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 1,214 | 17.9 | 12% | 3% | 17% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 1,166 | — | 10% | 3% | 18% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.