The Toynbee School
Bodycoats Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Longden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,107
- URN
- 116411
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380269026
About this school
The Toynbee School is a community secondary school in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,107 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 210 | 209 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 48.4 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.48 to -0.08 | +0.20 0.00 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 44.5% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 71.3% | 67.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 34.9% | 45.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Toynbee School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.1 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,051 |
| 2023/24 | 1,069 |
| 2024/25 | 1,094 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Toynbee School compares
The Toynbee School ranked 24th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 7.6% | 18.4% | 1,107 | — |
| Crestwood Community School | 38.1 | 10.9% | 36.8% | 1,478 | 0.8 miles |
| Thornden School | 59.9 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 1,440 | 1.2 miles |
| Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton | 60 | 5% | 18.9% | 1,031 | 2.3 miles |
| Cantell School | 46.9 | 7.6% | 43.5% | 1,313 | 2.8 miles |
| Bitterne Park School | 43.1 | 10.6% | 30.5% | 2,036 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.37%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 19.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crestwood Community School0.8 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Thornden School1.2 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton2.3 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Cantell School2.8 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Bitterne Park School3.4 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Eastleigh
- Crestwood Community School Secondary
- Thornden School Secondary
- Wyvern College Secondary
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Cherbourg Primary School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Toynbee School teach?
- The Toynbee School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of The Toynbee School?
- The headteacher of The Toynbee School is Mr Matthew Longden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Toynbee School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Toynbee School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Toynbee School?
- The Toynbee School has 1,107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Toynbee School full?
- The Toynbee School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,107 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Toynbee School a faith school?
- No. The Toynbee School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Toynbee School a selective school?
- No. The Toynbee School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does The Toynbee School have?
- The schools register lists The Toynbee School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Toynbee School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.1 in 2022/23 and 47.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Toynbee School rank locally?
- The Toynbee School ranked 24th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Toynbee School's absence rate?
- The Toynbee School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Toynbee School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Toynbee School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.