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Crestwood Community School

Eastleigh, SO50 4FZSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2024
Progress 8
-0.73
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
280 1st-choice / 283 places
Ranking
#2,869
of 3,141 nationally

About Crestwood Community School

Crestwood Community School sits within the Hampshire local authority, a large county with 80 secondary schools where it ranks 51st overall. Among its local peers in the Eastleigh area, the school is placed 5th out of 5, with Sparsholt College Hampshire, Lift Winton, and Thornden School all posting stronger Progress 8 scores. Crestwood is a mixed, non-denominational state secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, led by headteacher Krista Dawkins. It is a large school, with 1,489 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,500, and a significant proportion — 35.5 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The school does not have a sixth form, so all students move on elsewhere after Year 11. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2024, confirmed that the school remains Good overall, with leadership and management judged Outstanding.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressShakespeare Road, Eastleigh, Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
HeadteacherKrista Dawkins
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils1,489
Free School Meals (FSM)35.5%
School Capacity1,489 / 1,500 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (7 Feb 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Jul 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Art StudiosTennis CourtsSwimming PoolGymnasiumLibraryMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

SwimmingMartial ArtsGymnasticsRowingNetballDance

Clubs & Activities

DramaBook ClubScience ClubArt ClubCodingFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:00

Source: crestwood.hants.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Crestwood Community School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.