Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Academy converter
Ringwood School Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,592of 1,591 places
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 256
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 16 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Ringwood School (URN 116496, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Of the 247 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ringwood School Academy in 2023, 57% stayed on in Ringwood School Academy’s own sixth form (Hampshire average 6%), 28% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 142 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (Hampshire 35%, England 37%), and 32% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 56.2 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 68% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ringwood School Academy | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 247 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 57% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ringwood School Academy | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 142 | 16,641 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 32% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 30% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ringwood School Academy | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 56.2 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.98 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.3 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.1 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 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.
Subjects taken at GCSE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 252 | 98% | 88% | 34% | 22% | 90% |
| English Language | 252 | 98% | 89% | 26% | 20% | 85% |
| English Literature | 249 | 97% | 86% | 27% | 21% | 88% |
| Combined Science | 207 | 81% | 65% | 27% | 9% | 88% |
| Geography | 117 | 46% | 41% | 38% | 25% | 88% |
| History | 114 | 45% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 68% |
| French | 100 | 39% | 18% | 44% | 29% | 94% |
| Business Studies | 72 | 28% | 18% | 28% | 20% | 82% |
| Art and Design | 62 | 24% | 7% | 18% | 24% | 81% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 61 | 24% | 8% | 23% | 21% | 79% |
| Biology | 44 | 17% | 23% | 64% | 45% | 95% |
| Physics | 44 | 17% | 23% | 57% | 46% | 93% |
| Chemistry | 44 | 17% | 23% | 57% | 47% | 91% |
| Photography | 39 | 15% | 6% | 18% | 19% | 95% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 11% | 11% | 36% | 24% | 89% |
| Spanish | 26 | 10% | 19% | 38% | 27% | 81% |
| Design and Technology | 25 | 10% | 11% | 48% | 23% | 88% |
| Textiles | 24 | 9% | 2% | 21% | 27% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 9% | 31% | 35% | 32% | 74% |
| Drama | 20 | 8% | 7% | 45% | 27% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 8% | 13% | 45% | 30% | 70% |
| Music | 14 | 5% | 5% | 43% | 33% | 79% |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 54 | 41% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 39 | 30% | — |
| Multimedia | 30 | 23% | — |
| Health Studies | 21 | 16% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | 14% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 16 | 12% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | 11% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 12 | 9% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Ringwood School Academy | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 315 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 132 | 8,621 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.13 | 36.32 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 40 | 30% | 31% |
| Psychology | 31 | 23% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 30 | 23% | 13% |
| Biology | 29 | 22% | 20% |
| Physics | 24 | 18% | 12% |
| Geography | 21 | 16% | 10% |
| Economics | 18 | 14% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 14% | 17% |
| English Language | 16 | 12% | 4% |
| Product Design | 14 | 11% | 2% |
| English Literature | 13 | 10% | 11% |
| Photography | 12 | 9% | 3% |
| Geology | 7 | 5% | 0% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 5% | 5% |
| Spanish | 7 | 5% | 2% |
| History | 7 | 5% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 5% | 4% |
| French | 6 | 5% | 1% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 5% | 1% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music Technology | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 15 | 11% | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 13 | 10% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 11 | 8% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 10 | 8% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 8 | 6% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.