The Romsey School
Greatbridge Road, Romsey, SO51 8ZB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Annie Eagle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Gateway Multi Academic Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,173
- Pupils on roll
- 1,176
- URN
- 137239
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01794512334
About this school
The Romsey School is a secondary academy in Romsey. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,176 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Romsey School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 June 2023, 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 | 225 | 223 | 230 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 48.4 | 46.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.36 to +0.02 | -0.13 -0.32 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 55.6% | 48.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 75.3% | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60% | 61.4% | 69.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 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 Romsey 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 | 48.6 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,151 |
| 2023/24 | 1,156 |
| 2024/25 | 1,130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Romsey School compares
The Romsey School ranked 29th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.8 | 9.4% | 20.8% | 1,176 | — |
| The Mountbatten School | 51.2 | 6.9% | 14.5% | 1,474 | 1.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill | 37 | 18.8% | 49.1% | 667 | 4.6 miles |
| Testwood School | 42.9 | 10.6% | 31% | 820 | 4.7 miles |
| Redbridge Community School | 32.2 | 14.4% | 55.7% | 1,106 | 5.1 miles |
| Regents Park Community College | — | — | — | 812 | 5.5 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)
- 20.8%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Mountbatten School1.6 miles
Secondary · Romsey
-
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill4.6 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Testwood School4.7 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Redbridge Community School5.1 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Regents Park Community College5.5 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Romsey
- The Mountbatten 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 ages does The Romsey School teach?
- The Romsey School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Romsey.
- Who is the executive headteacher of The Romsey School?
- The executive headteacher of The Romsey School is Mrs Annie Eagle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Romsey School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Romsey 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 many pupils are at The Romsey School?
- The Romsey School has 1,176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Romsey School full?
- The Romsey School has capacity for 1,173 pupils and 1,176 on roll (100%), 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 Romsey School a faith school?
- No. The Romsey School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Romsey School a selective school?
- No. The Romsey School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Romsey School part of an academy trust?
- The Romsey School is part of GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Romsey School have?
- The schools register lists The Romsey School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Romsey School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.6 in 2022/23 and 46.8 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 Romsey School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- The Romsey School ranked 29th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% 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 Romsey School's absence rate?
- The Romsey School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Romsey School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Romsey 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.