Crofton School
Marks Road, Fareham, PO14 2AT
1,112 pupils · 103% of 1,083 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected 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 |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 30 April 2026. 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 | 45.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 29% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 204 | 219 | 443 | 204 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 213 | 227 | 416 | 213 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 210 | 261 | 455 | 210 |
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
- Bridgemary School 2.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Fareham Academy 2.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- King's Academy Brune Park 3.6 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Cams Hill School 4.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- The Henry Cort Community College 4.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King's Academy Bay House 4.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.