The Arnewood School
About the school
The Arnewood School is an open secondary school in Hampshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 March 2026
- Published
- 17 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SWK
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.6
- Hampshire
- 45.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hampshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 22.30%
- Hampshire
- 44.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 45.30%
- Hampshire
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 16.80%
- Hampshire
- 33.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.16
- Hampshire
- 4.02
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.27
AAB or better
- School
- 3.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
900
Girls
50.33%
Boys
49.67%
SEN support
10.89%
Education, health and care plan
3.78%
English as an additional language
14.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.74%
Overall absence
7.94
Persistent absence
23.27
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
188
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
94
Sustained education or employment
93%
Higher education
32%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
45%