Rookwood School
Weyhill Road, Andover, SP10 3AL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Robinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 116513
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264325900
About this school
Rookwood School is an independent school in Andover. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Rookwood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Rookwood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1951, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 32 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 46.7 | 47.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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 Rookwood 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 | 44 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.7 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.2 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 254 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 16
- Pupils on SEN support
- 48
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wolverdene Special School0.8 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
The Mark Way School1.2 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
Norman Gate School1.2 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
Smannell Field School1.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Andover
-
Icknield School1.5 miles
Special schools · Andover
Other schools in Andover
- Farleigh School Independent schools
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Balksbury Junior School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
- Grateley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rookwood School teach?
- Rookwood School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Rookwood School?
- The headteacher of Rookwood School is Mr Paul Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rookwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Rookwood 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 Rookwood School?
- Rookwood School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Rookwood School full?
- Rookwood School has capacity for 472 pupils and 263 on roll (56%), 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 Rookwood School a faith school?
- No. Rookwood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rookwood School a selective school?
- No. Rookwood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Rookwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2022/23 and 47.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Rookwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rookwood 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 24 July 2026.