Purbrook Park School is a secondary school located in Waterlooville. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/05/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DS
Website: http://www.purbrookparkschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02392370351
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Foxley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116506

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 848
Number of Pupils: 846
Number of Boys: 416
Number of Girls: 430

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.48 to -0.02
Of the 121 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 120 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:21%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morelands Primary School
Crookhorn Lane , Purbrook PO7 5QL
2out of 4 713 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Purbrook Infant School
Aldermoor Road East , Purbrook PO7 5NQ
3out of 4 1,030 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Purbrook Junior School
Aldermoor Road East , Purbrook PO7 5NQ
3out of 4 1,030 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Solent Infant School
Evelegh Road , Farlington PO6 1DH
3out of 4 1,448 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Solent Junior School
Solent Road , Drayton PO6 1HJ
3out of 4 1,519 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Purbrook Park School
Park Avenue , Purbrook PO7 5DS
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Crookhorn College
Stakes Hill Road , PO7 5UD
3out of 4 1,349 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Oaklands Catholic School
Stakes Hill Road , PO7 7BW
3out of 4 1,730 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springfield School
Central Road , Drayton PO6 1QY
3out of 4 2,185 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Park Community School
Middle Park Way , Leigh Park PO9 4BU
3out of 4 3,222 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Havant and South Downs College
College Road , PO7 8AA
- not rated 1,470 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City of Portsmouth College
Tudor Crescent , Cosham PO6 2SA
- not rated 3,179 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Community Special School
Scratchface Lane , Purbrook PO7 5QD
4out of 4 1,133 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Waterloo School
Warfield Avenue , PO7 7JJ
3out of 4 2,396 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Redwood Park Academy
Wembley Grove , Cosham PO6 2RY
3out of 4 3,126 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Jubilee School
84-86 Jubilee Road , PO7 7RE
- not rated 3,226 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.