Horndean Technology College
Barton Cross, Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
1,288 pupils · 94% of 1,375 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 16 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 263 | 248 | 440 | 263 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 263 | 236 | 387 | 259 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 267 | 246 | 474 | 267 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 263 | 250 | 405 | 263 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 260 | 232 | 340 | 257 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 258 | 210 | 352 | 244 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 231 | 192 | 316 | 220 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 270 | 264 | 391 | 270 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Cowplain School 2.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Park Community School 4.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Havant Academy 4.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oaklands Catholic School 5.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Crookhorn College 5.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Purbrook Park School 6.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.