Havant Academy
Wakefords Way, Havant, PO9 5JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Headteacher Victoria Dillon-Thiselton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 505
- URN
- 136156
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02393063592
About this school
Havant Academy is a secondary academy in Havant. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 505 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Havant Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 89 | 88 | 111 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.4 | 30.7 | 32.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.28 -1.57 to -0.98 | -0.98 -1.27 to -0.68 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% | 10.2% | 18.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% | 23.9% | 36% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 17% | 13.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
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 Havant Academy 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 | 30.4 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.7 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.7 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 567 |
| 2023/24 | 551 |
| 2024/25 | 534 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Havant Academy compares
Havant Academy ranked 66th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.7 | 10.7% | 61.4% | 505 | — |
| Park Community School | 28.3 | 15.5% | 62.9% | 1,006 | 1.4 miles |
| Warblington School | 36.4 | 11.2% | 32.3% | 810 | 1.6 miles |
| Oaklands Catholic School | 52.3 | 5.5% | 17.2% | 1,419 | 2.3 miles |
| Crookhorn College | 42.6 | 8.1% | 27.6% | 943 | 2.5 miles |
| The Cowplain School | 39.6 | 10.1% | 28.1% | 993 | 2.6 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)
- 61.42%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.73%
- Persistent absence
- 31.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park Community School1.4 miles
Secondary · Havant
-
Warblington School1.6 miles
Secondary · Havant
-
Oaklands Catholic School2.3 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
Crookhorn College2.5 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
The Cowplain School2.6 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Havant
- Park Community School Secondary
- Warblington School Secondary
- Barncroft Primary School Primary
- Bidbury Infant School Primary
- Bidbury Junior School Primary
- Bosmere Junior School Primary
- Fairfield Infant School Primary
- Front Lawn Primary Academy Primary
- Riders Infant School Primary
- Riders Junior School Primary
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Havant Academy teach?
- Havant Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Havant.
- Who is the principal of Havant Academy?
- The principal of Havant Academy is Headteacher Victoria Dillon-Thiselton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Havant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Havant Academy, 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 Havant Academy?
- Havant Academy has 505 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Havant Academy full?
- Havant Academy has capacity for 700 pupils and 505 on roll (72%), 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 Havant Academy a faith school?
- No. Havant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Havant Academy a selective school?
- No. Havant Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Havant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Havant Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Havant Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 30.4 in 2022/23 and 32.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Havant Academy compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Havant Academy ranked 66th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Havant Academy's absence rate?
- Havant Academy's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Havant Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Havant Academy'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 1 July 2026.