Fareham Academy
St Anne's Grove, Fareham, PO14 1JJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FAREHAM ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Randall Jull
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 888
- URN
- 140069
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329318003
About this school
Fareham Academy is a secondary academy in Fareham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 888 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 175 | 180 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 | 40.5 | 38.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 -0.59 to -0.13 | -0.40 -0.62 to -0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 33.1% | 31.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 53.1% | 46.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 29.7% | 20.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
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 Fareham 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 | 44.2 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.5 | 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 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 853 |
| 2023/24 | 889 |
| 2024/25 | 884 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fareham Academy compares
Fareham Academy ranked 54th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.5 | 11.7% | 29.8% | 888 | — |
| The Henry Cort Community College | 44.2 | 8.5% | 20.4% | 807 | 1.5 miles |
| Cams Hill School | 52.5 | 7% | 13% | 1,265 | 1.7 miles |
| Crofton School | 45.3 | 8.3% | 17.4% | 1,112 | 1.7 miles |
| Bridgemary School | 33.8 | 10.7% | 39.3% | 814 | 1.8 miles |
| King's Academy Brune Park | 33 | 10.6% | 38.9% | 1,167 | 3.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.75%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.71%
- Persistent absence
- 28.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Henry Cort Community College1.5 miles
Secondary · Fareham
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Cams Hill School1.7 miles
Secondary · Fareham
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Crofton School1.7 miles
Secondary · Fareham
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Bridgemary School1.8 miles
Secondary · Gosport
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King's Academy Brune Park3.0 miles
Secondary · Gosport
Other schools in Fareham
Fareham Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Fareham.
- Cams Hill School Secondary
- Crofton School Secondary
- Portchester Community School Secondary
- The Henry Cort Community College Secondary
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fareham Academy teach?
- Fareham Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Fareham Academy?
- The headteacher of Fareham Academy is Mr Randall Jull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fareham Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fareham 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 big is Fareham Academy?
- Fareham Academy has 888 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Fareham Academy full?
- Fareham Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 888 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fareham Academy a faith school?
- No. Fareham Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Fareham Academy a selective school?
- No. Fareham Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Fareham Academy?
- Fareham Academy is part of FAREHAM ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fareham Academy have?
- The schools register lists Fareham Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fareham Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.2 in 2022/23 and 38.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fareham Academy rank locally?
- Fareham Academy ranked 54th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fareham Academy's absence rate?
- Fareham Academy's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fareham Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fareham 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.