Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Of the 156 pupils who finished Year 11 at Yateley School in 2023, 46% stayed on in Yateley School’s own sixth form (Hampshire average 6%), 26% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
Among the 138 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 47% went to university (Hampshire 35%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hampshire and England.
| Measure | Yateley School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 156 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 46% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 16% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
| Measure | Yateley School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 138 | 16,641 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 47% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 35% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 13% | 16% |
| Measure | Yateley School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.8 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.1 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.1 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 202 | 99% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 72% |
| Mathematics | 202 | 99% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 81% |
| English Literature | 200 | 98% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 135 | 66% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 61% |
| Business Studies | 124 | 61% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 56% |
| Geography | 99 | 49% | 41% | 25% | 25% | 76% |
| History | 98 | 48% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 69% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 70 | 34% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 77% |
| Design and Technology | 68 | 33% | 11% | 32% | 23% | 84% |
| Physics | 67 | 33% | 23% | 43% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 67 | 33% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 99% |
| Chemistry | 67 | 33% | 23% | 30% | 47% | 97% |
| Physical Education | 42 | 21% | 11% | 10% | 24% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 36 | 18% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 86% |
| Fine Art | 34 | 17% | 9% | 18% | 28% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 33 | 16% | 13% | 24% | 30% | 85% |
| French | 27 | 13% | 18% | 33% | 29% | 74% |
| Drama | 23 | 11% | 7% | 22% | 27% | 100% |
| Spanish | 20 | 10% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 40% |
| Statistics | 16 | 8% | 5% | 63% | 20% | 94% |
| Dance | 16 | 8% | 1% | 19% | 27% | 69% |
| German | 9 | 4% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 100% |
| Music | 6 | 3% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 83% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 39 | 53% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 7 | 9% | — |
| Measure | Yateley School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 203 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 74 | 8,621 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.49 | 36.32 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 23 | 31% | 23% |
| Biology | 22 | 30% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 21 | 28% | 31% |
| Physics | 16 | 22% | 12% |
| Product Design | 11 | 15% | 2% |
| Business Studies | 10 | 14% | 13% |
| History | 10 | 14% | 13% |
| Geography | 10 | 14% | 10% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 14% | 5% |
| Politics | 8 | 11% | 6% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 11% | 17% |
| English Literature | 7 | 9% | 11% |
| Photography | 7 | 9% | 3% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 16 | 22% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 10 | 14% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 9% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Academy converter · 982 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.0
Foundation school · 478 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.7
Voluntary aided school · 894 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.3
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,012 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Academy sponsor led · 814 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.