Horndean Technology College
Barton Cross, Horndean, Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Summerfield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,375
- Pupils on roll
- 1,288
- URN
- 116437
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392594325
About this school
Horndean Technology College is a community secondary school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,288 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horndean Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 257 | 271 | 226 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | 45.5 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 -0.38 to -0.03 | -0.10 -0.27 to +0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 44.3% | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 68.6% | 73.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 17% | 18.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
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 Horndean Technology College 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 | 46.8 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,262 |
| 2023/24 | 1,283 |
| 2024/25 | 1,268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horndean Technology College compares
Horndean Technology College ranked 25th 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 6.4% | 20.6% | 1,288 | — |
| The Cowplain School | 39.6 | 10.1% | 28.1% | 993 | 1.7 miles |
| Park Community School | 28.3 | 15.5% | 62.9% | 1,006 | 3.0 miles |
| Havant Academy | 32.7 | 10.7% | 61.4% | 505 | 3.1 miles |
| Oaklands Catholic School | 52.3 | 5.5% | 17.2% | 1,419 | 3.2 miles |
| Crookhorn College | 42.6 | 8.1% | 27.6% | 943 | 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)
- 20.58%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 15.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cowplain School1.7 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
Park Community School3.0 miles
Secondary · Havant
-
Havant Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Havant
-
Oaklands Catholic School3.2 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
Crookhorn College3.4 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
Horndean Technology College ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Waterlooville.
- Crookhorn College Secondary
- Oaklands Catholic School Secondary
- Purbrook Park School Secondary
- The Cowplain School Secondary
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Clanfield Junior School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Horndean Technology College teach?
- Horndean Technology College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Horndean Technology College?
- The headteacher of Horndean Technology College is Mrs Julie Summerfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horndean Technology College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horndean Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Horndean Technology College?
- Horndean Technology College has 1,288 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Horndean Technology College full?
- Horndean Technology College has capacity for 1,375 pupils and 1,288 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Horndean Technology College a faith school?
- No. Horndean Technology College has no designated religious character.
- Is Horndean Technology College a selective school?
- No. Horndean Technology College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Horndean Technology College have?
- The schools register lists Horndean Technology College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Horndean Technology College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.8 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 Horndean Technology College compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Horndean Technology College ranked 25th 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horndean Technology College's absence rate?
- Horndean Technology College's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horndean Technology College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horndean Technology College'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.