Eggar's School
London Road, Holybourne, Alton, GU34 4EQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Sarah Holman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Weydon Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 858
- Pupils on roll
- 744
- URN
- 138720
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01420541194
About this school
Eggar's School is a secondary academy in Alton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 744 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eggar's 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 February 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 | 193 | 194 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 50.3 | 48.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.31 to +0.11 | +0.04 -0.16 to +0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 51% | 51.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 75.3% | 71.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 19.6% | 19.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
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 Eggar'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 | 49.4 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.1 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 844 |
| 2023/24 | 858 |
| 2024/25 | 781 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eggar's School compares
Eggar's School ranked 22nd of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.1 | 8.9% | 19.1% | 744 | — |
| Amery Hill School | 50 | 9.3% | 18.3% | 982 | 0.9 miles |
| Oakmoor School | 38.7 | 8.5% | 27.3% | 912 | 5.7 miles |
| Robert May's School | 48.3 | 8.2% | 16.8% | 1,354 | 6.5 miles |
| Weydon School | 63.5 | 6.8% | 7.7% | 1,666 | 6.9 miles |
| Bohunt School | 56.3 | 6.8% | 9.1% | 2,012 | 8.7 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)
- 19.08%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.94%
- Persistent absence
- 24.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Amery Hill School0.9 miles
Secondary · Alton
-
Oakmoor School5.7 miles
Secondary · Bordon
-
Robert May's School6.5 miles
Secondary · Hook
-
Weydon School6.9 miles
Secondary · Farnham
-
Bohunt School8.7 miles
Secondary · Liphook
Other schools in Alton
- Amery Hill School Secondary
- Bushy Leaze Early Years Centre Nursery
- Alton Infant School Primary
- Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anstey Junior School Primary
- Binsted Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chawton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Four Marks Church of England Primary School Primary
- Medstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Selborne Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Eggar's School teach?
- Eggar's School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Alton.
- Who is the head teacher of Eggar's School?
- The head teacher of Eggar's School is Sarah Holman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eggar's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eggar'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 many pupils are at Eggar's School?
- Eggar's School has 744 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Eggar's School full?
- Eggar's School has capacity for 858 pupils and 744 on roll (87%), 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 Eggar's School a faith school?
- No. Eggar's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Eggar's School a selective school?
- No. Eggar's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Eggar's School part of an academy trust?
- Eggar's School is part of WEYDON 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 Eggar's School have?
- The schools register lists Eggar's School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Eggar's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 48.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eggar's School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Eggar's School ranked 22nd of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eggar's School's absence rate?
- Eggar's School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eggar's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eggar'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.