Brighton Hill Community School
Brighton Way, Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).
It was replaced by Brighton Hill Community School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Edwards
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,259
- Pupils on roll
- 1,206
- URN
- 116441
- Local authority
- Hampshire
About this school
Brighton Hill Community School was a community secondary school in Basingstoke. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Brighton Hill Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.16 to +0.24 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 |
How Brighton Hill Community School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.4% | 17.1% | 1,206 | — |
| Brighton Hill Community School | 44.5 | 7.3% | 17.9% | 1,284 | 0.0 miles |
| The Blue Coat School Basingstoke | 33.1 | 13% | 34.3% | 837 | 0.5 miles |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School | 59.3 | 4.7% | 10.3% | 894 | 0.7 miles |
| Cranbourne | 42.7 | 9.5% | 28.3% | 1,088 | 0.8 miles |
| The Costello School | 47.3 | 8.8% | 16.6% | 1,160 | 1.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.1%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brighton Hill Community School0.0 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
-
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke0.5 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
-
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School0.7 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
-
Cranbourne0.8 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
-
The Costello School1.8 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Secondary
- Brighton Hill Community School Secondary
- Cranbourne Secondary
- Everest Community Academy Secondary
- The Blue Coat School Basingstoke Secondary
- The Costello School Secondary
- The Vyne Community School Secondary
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brighton Hill Community School teach?
- Brighton Hill Community School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Basingstoke.
- Has Brighton Hill Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brighton Hill Community School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Brighton Hill Community School?
- Brighton Hill Community School had 1,206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Brighton Hill Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brighton Hill Community 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 28 October 2024.