Brighton Hill Community School
Brighton Way, Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Edwards
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South Farnham Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,259
- Pupils on roll
- 1,284
- URN
- 149707
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256350606
About this school
Brighton Hill Community School is a secondary academy in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,284 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Brighton Hill Community School (URN 116441).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 247 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.17 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48.9% | 44.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68.5% | 64.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27.7% | 25.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 |
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 Brighton Hill Community 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 | — | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,271 |
| 2024/25 | 1,282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brighton Hill Community School compares
Brighton Hill Community School ranked 36th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.5 | 7.3% | 17.9% | 1,284 | — |
| The Blue Coat School Basingstoke | 33.1 | 13% | 34.3% | 837 | 0.5 miles |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School | 59.3 | 4.7% | 10.3% | 894 | 0.7 miles |
| Cranbourne | 42.7 | 9.5% | 28.3% | 1,088 | 0.8 miles |
| The Costello School | 47.3 | 8.8% | 16.6% | 1,160 | 1.8 miles |
| The Vyne Community School | 43 | 8.8% | 32.8% | 740 | 2.1 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)
- 17.94%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.34%
- Persistent absence
- 17.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Blue Coat School Basingstoke0.5 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School0.7 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
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Cranbourne0.8 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
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The Costello School1.8 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
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The Vyne Community School2.1 miles
Secondary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Brighton Hill Community School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Basingstoke.
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Secondary
- Cranbourne Secondary
- Everest Community Academy Secondary
- The Blue Coat School Basingstoke Secondary
- The Costello School Secondary
- The Vyne Community School Secondary
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brighton Hill Community School teach?
- Brighton Hill Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Brighton Hill Community School?
- The headteacher of Brighton Hill Community School is Mr Christopher Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brighton Hill Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brighton Hill Community 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 Brighton Hill Community School?
- Brighton Hill Community School has 1,284 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Brighton Hill Community School full?
- Brighton Hill Community School has capacity for 1,259 pupils and 1,284 on roll (102%), 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 Brighton Hill Community School a faith school?
- No. Brighton Hill Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brighton Hill Community School a selective school?
- No. Brighton Hill Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Brighton Hill Community School?
- Brighton Hill Community School is part of SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brighton Hill Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.9 in 2023/24 and 44.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brighton Hill Community School rank locally?
- Brighton Hill Community School ranked 36th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brighton Hill Community School's absence rate?
- Brighton Hill Community School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brighton Hill Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brighton Hill Community 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 10 July 2026.