CranbourneEverest Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Basingstoke.
Summary of the comparison
Cranbourne and Everest Community Academy are secondary schools in Basingstoke.
Cranbourne scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Everest Community Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Cranbourne is ahead on our composite score.
Cranbourne was judged the expected standard and Everest Community Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.1 for Cranbourne and 38.1 for Everest Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Cranbourne (39.5 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Everest Community Academy (39.5 in 2021-22, 38.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BasingstokeCranbourne | BasingstokeEverest Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 40th of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 60th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,088 | 740 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 750 | |
| Location | Basingstoke, RG21 3NP | Basingstoke, RG24 9UP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 Stronger figure | 38.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.9% Stronger figure | 25.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.8% Stronger figure | 49.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 143 | 149 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 987 | 733 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.3% | 33.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.4% | 14.5% | |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 19.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.0% | 5.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.0% Stronger figure | 27.5% | 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.
Cranbourne
Everest Community Academy
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