Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Academy sponsor led
Lift New Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 504of 800 places
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 121
- Ofsted
- Good, 27 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hardley School and Sixth Form (URN 116493, until 1 September 2012).
What the data says
Of the 103 pupils who finished Year 11 at Lift New Forest in 2023, 0% stayed on in Lift New Forest’s own sixth form (Hampshire average 6%), 63% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
16% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 31% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.5 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 37% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Lift New Forest | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 103 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 72% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 63% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 16% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Lift New Forest | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.5 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.7 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.3 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 118 | 98% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 60% |
| Mathematics | 118 | 98% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 66% |
| English Literature | 116 | 96% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 59% |
| Combined Science | 92 | 76% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 40% |
| Geography | 63 | 52% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 65% |
| History | 62 | 51% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 56% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 37 | 31% | 8% | 27% | 21% | 86% |
| 3D Design | 30 | 25% | 2% | 13% | 16% | 77% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 22% | 9% | 26% | 28% | 81% |
| French | 26 | 21% | 18% | 27% | 29% | 96% |
| Physics | 19 | 16% | 23% | 11% | 46% | 79% |
| Biology | 19 | 16% | 23% | 11% | 45% | 79% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 16% | 23% | 5% | 47% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 14 | 12% | 11% | 7% | 24% | 50% |
| Statistics | 5 | 4% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hampshire
Amery Hill School
Academy converter · 982 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.0
Applemore College
Foundation school · 478 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.7
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · 894 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.3
Bohunt School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,012 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Bridgemary School
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.