The Costello School is a secondary school located in Basingstoke. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Website: http://www.costelloschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01256321263
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Randall Jull
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138287

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1120
Number of Pupils: 1129
Number of Boys: 550
Number of Girls: 579

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.24 Confidence interval -0.41 to -0.06
Of the 216 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 204 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:47%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.41
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rucstall Primary School
Holbein Close , Black Dam RG21 3EX
3out of 4 632 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fairfields Primary School
Council Road , RG21 3DH
3out of 4 757 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Kingsmill Road , RG21 3JU
3out of 4 1,370 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
South View Junior School
Shooters Way , RG21 5LL
3out of 4 1,589 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
South View Infant and Nursery School
Off Shooters Way , RG21 5LL
3out of 4 1,671 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Costello School
Crossborough Hill , London Road RG21 4AL
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Vyne Community School
Vyne Road , RG21 5PB
3out of 4 1,655 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cranbourne
Wessex Close , RG21 3NP
2out of 4 1,773 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Aldworth School
Western Way , RG22 6HA
2out of 4 2,923 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Everest Community Academy
Oxford Way , RG24 9UP
2out of 4 3,196 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Mary's College
Cliddesden Road , RG21 3HF
- not rated 949 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Basingstoke College of Technology
Worting Road , RG21 8TN
- not rated 1,286 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dove House School
Sutton Road , RG21 5SU
4out of 4 1,680 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maple Ridge School
Maple Crescent , RG21 5SX
3out of 4 1,809 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Austen Academy
Shakespeare Road , RG24 9BP
- not rated 2,093 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Limington House School
St Andrew's Road , RG22 6PS
3out of 4 2,707 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Ashwood Academy
Ashwood Way , RG23 8AA
3out of 4 3,074 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.