The Mountbatten School
Whitenap Lane, Romsey, SO51 5SY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MOUNTBATTEN SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Cox
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,424
- Pupils on roll
- 1,474
- URN
- 136640
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01794502502
About this school
The Mountbatten School is a secondary academy in Romsey. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,474 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 283 | 286 | 283 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | 53.7 | 51.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.24 to +0.10 | +0.17 0.00 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 54.9% | 55.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 80.4% | 77.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 26.9% | 25.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
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 Mountbatten 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 | 50.2 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.7 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.2 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,465 |
| 2023/24 | 1,460 |
| 2024/25 | 1,458 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Mountbatten School compares
The Mountbatten School ranked 13th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.2 | 6.9% | 14.5% | 1,474 | — |
| The Romsey School | 46.8 | 9.4% | 20.8% | 1,176 | 1.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill | 37 | 18.8% | 49.1% | 667 | 3.4 miles |
| Testwood School | 42.9 | 10.6% | 31% | 820 | 4.1 miles |
| The Toynbee School | 47.8 | 7.6% | 18.4% | 1,107 | 4.1 miles |
| Cantell School | 46.9 | 7.6% | 43.5% | 1,313 | 4.2 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)
- 14.54%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.85%
- Persistent absence
- 17.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Romsey School1.6 miles
Secondary · Romsey
-
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill3.4 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Testwood School4.1 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
The Toynbee School4.1 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Cantell School4.2 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Romsey
- The Romsey School Secondary
- Awbridge Primary School Primary
- Braishfield Primary School Primary
- Cupernham Infant School Primary
- Cupernham Junior School Primary
- Halterworth Primary School Primary
- Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School Primary
- Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Wellow Primary School Primary
- St Edward's School Special schools
- Embley Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Mountbatten School teach?
- The Mountbatten School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Romsey.
- Who is the headteacher of The Mountbatten School?
- The headteacher of The Mountbatten School is Mr Christopher Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Mountbatten School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Mountbatten School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Mountbatten School?
- The Mountbatten School has 1,474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Mountbatten School full?
- The Mountbatten School has capacity for 1,424 pupils and 1,474 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Mountbatten School a faith school?
- No. The Mountbatten School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Mountbatten School a selective school?
- No. The Mountbatten School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Mountbatten School?
- The Mountbatten School is part of THE MOUNTBATTEN SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Mountbatten School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.2 in 2022/23 and 51.2 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 Mountbatten School rank locally?
- The Mountbatten School ranked 13th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% 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 Mountbatten School's absence rate?
- The Mountbatten School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Mountbatten School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Mountbatten 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 1 July 2026.