Crofton School

State-Funded School

crofton-school-hampshire-south-east-149621

South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

GosportConstituency

PO14 2ATPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Crofton School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hampshire, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,112 pupils. Crofton School is part of HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 30 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.97

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,112

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,112
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Apr 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.