Cams Hill School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hampshire
Shearwater Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8AH
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/10/2019
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
16.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,265
Capacity used
Over capacity120%
1,056 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
263 of 268 families who put it first got an offer
267
Places offered
483
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 268 | 263 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 155 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 483 | 267 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 44 applications came from outside the council area (9 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ian Hudson
- Address
- Shearwater Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8AH
- Phone
- 01329231641
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Wallington & Downend · Fareham and Waterlooville
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137538
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,265 pupils · 1,056 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
04 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
22 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,258 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 241 | — |
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 | 240 | 29% | 75% | 88% | |
| English Language | 239 | 21% | 63% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 238 | 18% | 58% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 233 | 23% | 58% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 188 | 11% | 60% | 83% | |
| History | 119 | 30% | 66% | 77% | |
| Social Studies | 82 | 23% | 68% | 79% | |
| Geography | 72 | 24% | 58% | 74% | |
| Spanish | 63 | 35% | 73% | 87% | |
| Art and Design | 58 | 22% | 76% | 90% | |
| Biology | 51 | 63% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 50 | 66% | 100% | 100% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.