The Vyne Community School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D48
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Basingstoke, RG21 5PB
- Distance
- 1.5km away
The Costello School
Crossborough Hill, London Road, Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Local ranking26th of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1120
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 10 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 227
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1222
- Boys
- 612 (53%)
- Girls
- 548 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1120 (104% full)
- SEND
- 17.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.6%
- EAL
- 14.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 14.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,719/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 65.7%
- White Other: 9.9%
- Black African: 4.4%
- Asian Other: 3.4%
- Asian Indian: 3.3%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
65.7%
White British
9.9%
White Other
4.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Crossborough Hill
Basingstoke, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 138287
- UKPRN
- 10037589
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
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