Alderwood School
All-through · Community school · Mixed · Hampshire
Belle Vue Road, Aldershot, GU12 4RZ
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/10/2024
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
18.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,471
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,540 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
83 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
158
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 83 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 33 | 5 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 2 | ● 6% |
| Total | 158 | 90 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Titheridge
- Address
- Belle Vue Road, Aldershot, GU12 4RZ
- Phone
- 01252494123
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- North Town · Aldershot
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116234
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,471 pupils · 1,540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,491 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 8% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 70% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 14% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 161 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 159 | 11% | 46% | 71% | |
| English Language | 159 | 12% | 45% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 158 | 15% | 54% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 144 | 3% | 23% | 55% | |
| Business | 79 | 6% | 29% | 54% | |
| History | 75 | 16% | 44% | 55% | |
| Geography | 59 | 14% | 51% | 71% | |
| Physical Education | 55 | 0% | 9% | 22% | |
| Computer Science | 48 | 2% | 35% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 14% | 38% | 64% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 37 | 3% | 19% | 41% | |
| Social Studies | 22 | 36% | 64% | 77% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hampshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.