The Henry Cort Community College
Hillson Drive, Fareham, PO15 6PH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Chris Rice
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 807
- URN
- 116466
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329843127
About this school
The Henry Cort Community College is a community secondary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 807 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Henry Cort Community 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 160 | 157 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 39.4 | 44.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 -0.42 to +0.02 | -0.56 -0.78 to -0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 35% | 43% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 56.7% | 63.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 54.1% | 44.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
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 Henry Cort Community 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 | 41.7 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.4 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.2 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 853 |
| 2023/24 | 885 |
| 2024/25 | 856 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Henry Cort Community College compares
The Henry Cort Community College ranked 38th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.2 | 8.5% | 20.4% | 807 | — |
| Fareham Academy | 38.5 | 11.7% | 29.8% | 888 | 1.5 miles |
| Cams Hill School | 52.5 | 7% | 13% | 1,265 | 2.8 miles |
| Crofton School | 45.3 | 8.3% | 17.4% | 1,112 | 2.8 miles |
| Brookfield Community School | 50.8 | 8.2% | 13.2% | 1,854 | 2.8 miles |
| Bridgemary School | 33.8 | 10.7% | 39.3% | 814 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 13 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.44%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.52%
- Persistent absence
- 24.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fareham Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Cams Hill School2.8 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Crofton School2.8 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Brookfield Community School2.8 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Bridgemary School3.3 miles
Secondary · Gosport
Other schools in Fareham
The Henry Cort Community College ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Fareham.
- Cams Hill School Secondary
- Crofton School Secondary
- Fareham Academy Secondary
- Portchester Community School Secondary
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Henry Cort Community College teach?
- The Henry Cort Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Fareham.
- Who is the principal of The Henry Cort Community College?
- The principal of The Henry Cort Community College is Mr Chris Rice, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Henry Cort Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Henry Cort Community 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 The Henry Cort Community College?
- The Henry Cort Community College has 807 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Henry Cort Community College full?
- The Henry Cort Community College has capacity for 900 pupils and 807 on roll (90%), 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 The Henry Cort Community College a faith school?
- No. The Henry Cort Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is The Henry Cort Community College a selective school?
- No. The Henry Cort Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have The Henry Cort Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.7 in 2022/23 and 44.2 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 Henry Cort Community College compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- The Henry Cort Community College ranked 38th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 Henry Cort Community College's absence rate?
- The Henry Cort Community College's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Henry Cort Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Henry Cort Community 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.