The Hamble SchoolBrookfield Community School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.

Summary of the comparison

The Hamble School and Brookfield Community School are secondary schools in Southampton.

  • The Hamble School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Brookfield Community School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brookfield Community School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Hamble School was judged the expected standard and Brookfield Community School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for The Hamble School and 50.8 for Brookfield Community School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Hamble School (48.2 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Brookfield Community School (54.4 in 2021-22, 50.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Hamble School versus Brookfield Community School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonThe Hamble SchoolSouthamptonBrookfield Community SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking35th of 69 in Hampshire 8th of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,099 1,805
Capacity1,152 1,800
LocationSouthampton, SO31 4NE Southampton, SO31 7DU
GCSE results
Attainment 847.2 50.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.6% 53.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths74.0% 74.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc32.1% Stronger figure29.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.12 4.40 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort196 358
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,099 1,805
Free school meals (ever 6)27.5% 13.2%
English as an additional language6.4% 4.0%
SEN support24.8% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence10.4% 8.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.2% 20.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

The Hamble School

Brookfield Community School

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