Robert May's School
West Street, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1NA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ROBERT MAY'S SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rea Mitchell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North East Hampshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,354
- URN
- 138135
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256702700
About this school
Robert May's School is a secondary academy in Hook. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,354 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, 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 | 237 | 268 | 249 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.6 | 49.1 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.31 to +0.07 | -0.06 -0.23 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 52.6% | 51.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 72.4% | 71.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 37.7% | 47.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.4 | 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 Robert May's 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 | 50.6 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.1 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,317 |
| 2023/24 | 1,325 |
| 2024/25 | 1,319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robert May's School compares
Robert May's School ranked 21st of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 8.2% | 16.8% | 1,354 | — |
| Calthorpe Park School | 54 | 8.3% | 10.8% | 1,688 | 4.3 miles |
| Court Moor School | 54.1 | 5.7% | 9.5% | 1,133 | 4.8 miles |
| The Costello School | 47.3 | 8.8% | 16.6% | 1,160 | 5.5 miles |
| The Vyne Community School | 43 | 8.8% | 32.8% | 740 | 6.1 miles |
| Cranbourne | 42.7 | 9.5% | 28.3% | 1,088 | 6.4 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)
- 16.83%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.22%
- Persistent absence
- 18.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Calthorpe Park School4.3 miles
Secondary · Fleet
-
Court Moor School4.8 miles
Secondary · Fleet
-
The Costello School5.5 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
-
The Vyne Community School6.1 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
-
Cranbourne6.4 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Hook
- Buryfields Infant School Primary
- Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dogmersfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Junior School Primary
- Hook Infant School Primary
- Hook Junior School Primary
- Mayhill Junior School Primary
- Oakwood Infant School Primary
- Whitewater Church of England Primary School Primary
- Inclusion Hampshire Other types
- The Loddon School Special schools
- Lord Wandsworth College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Robert May's School teach?
- Robert May's School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hook.
- Who is the headteacher of Robert May's School?
- The headteacher of Robert May's School is Mrs Rea Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Robert May's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robert May's 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 Robert May's School?
- Robert May's School has 1,354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Robert May's School full?
- Robert May's School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,354 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 Robert May's School a faith school?
- No. Robert May's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Robert May's School a selective school?
- No. Robert May's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Robert May's School?
- Robert May's School is part of ROBERT MAY'S SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Robert May's School have?
- The schools register lists Robert May's 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 Robert May's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.6 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Robert May's School rank locally?
- Robert May's School ranked 21st of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Robert May's School's absence rate?
- Robert May's School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Robert May's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robert May's 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.