Harrow Way Community SchoolTestbourne Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Harrow Way Community School and Testbourne Community School are secondary schools.
Harrow Way Community School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Testbourne Community School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Testbourne Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Harrow Way Community School was judged the expected standard and Testbourne Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Harrow Way Community School and 51.7 for Testbourne Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Harrow Way Community School (48.2 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Testbourne Community School (56.2 in 2021-22, 51.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AndoverHarrow Way Community School | WhitchurchTestbourne Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 69 in Hampshire | 15th of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 992 | 949 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 950 | |
| Location | Andover, SP10 3RH | Whitchurch, RG28 7JF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.0 | 51.7 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.8% | 59.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.2% | 73.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 201 | 178 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 998 | 940 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.1% | 15.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.0% | 5.2% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 11.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.1% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.8% Stronger figure | 8.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.2% | 20.1% Stronger figure | 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.
Harrow Way Community School
Testbourne Community School
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