Amery Hill SchoolEggar's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Alton.
Summary of the comparison
Amery Hill School and Eggar's School are secondary schools in Alton.
Amery Hill School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Eggar's School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Amery Hill School was judged the expected standard and Eggar's School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.3 for Amery Hill School and 45.8 for Eggar's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Amery Hill School (53.8 in 2021-22, 52.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Eggar's School (53.1 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AltonAmery Hill School | AltonEggar's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 29th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 982 | 744 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 858 | |
| Location | Alton, GU34 2BZ | Alton, GU34 4EQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.3 Stronger figure | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.6% Stronger figure | 44.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.2% Stronger figure | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 198 | 138 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 991 | 781 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.3% | 19.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.4% | 9.6% | |
| SEN support | 21.0% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 8.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.1% Stronger figure | 24.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Amery Hill School
Eggar's School
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