Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
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Priestlands School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,205of 1,215 places
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 239
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 22 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Priestlands School (URN 116416, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Priestlands School has no sixth form. Of the 249 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 24% moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 51% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Priestlands School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Priestlands School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 249 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 24% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Priestlands School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.8 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 24% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.6 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.3 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 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 | 235 | 98% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 78% |
| English Language | 235 | 98% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 73% |
| English Literature | 227 | 95% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 182 | 76% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 63% |
| History | 123 | 51% | 41% | 38% | 26% | 73% |
| Business Studies | 91 | 38% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 59% |
| Geography | 72 | 30% | 41% | 36% | 25% | 82% |
| Computer Science | 64 | 27% | 13% | 44% | 30% | 80% |
| Religious Studies | 63 | 26% | 31% | 27% | 32% | 65% |
| Physics | 49 | 21% | 23% | 61% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 49 | 21% | 23% | 61% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 49 | 21% | 23% | 53% | 47% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 45 | 19% | 11% | 29% | 23% | 58% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 43 | 18% | 8% | 23% | 21% | 84% |
| Spanish | 41 | 17% | 19% | 34% | 27% | 98% |
| Physical Education | 41 | 17% | 11% | 32% | 24% | 95% |
| Photography | 32 | 13% | 6% | 22% | 19% | 88% |
| French | 31 | 13% | 18% | 55% | 29% | 97% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 12% | 9% | 46% | 28% | 89% |
| Drama | 19 | 8% | 7% | 32% | 27% | 84% |
| Music | 16 | 7% | 5% | 38% | 33% | 63% |
| German | 15 | 6% | 5% | 53% | 33% | 93% |
| 3D Design | 12 | 5% | 2% | 67% | 16% | 100% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 41 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 27 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 21 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hampshire
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Applemore College
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.7
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
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91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.3
Bohunt School
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Bridgemary School
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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.