Crestwood Community School
99%
Capacity
1,489
Pupils
1.5x
Demand
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.
Academically, Crestwood’s results are below the Hampshire average. Its Progress 8 score of -0.73 is classified as well below average nationally, and compares unfavourably with the local authority average of -0.17. The Attainment 8 score stands at 34.6, and only 24.4 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths, with 43.2 per cent reaching grade 4 or above. The EBacc entry rate is 21.4 per cent, and 15.4 per cent of pupils achieved the EBacc at grade 4 or above. Progress in English and maths is particularly weak, with scores of -0.85 and -0.84 respectively. The school’s most recent graded inspection, in June 2018, also rated it Good overall, with leadership and management now upgraded to Outstanding in the 2024 visit. The previous inspection in 2013 also awarded a Good rating, so the school has maintained a consistent standard over time.
Crestwood offers a broad range of facilities including art studios, tennis courts, a swimming pool, gymnasium, library, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, martial arts, gymnastics, rowing, netball, and dance, while clubs include drama, book club, science club, art club, coding, and film club. The school has extensive SEND support, with provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and a resourced provision. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 283 places received 421 applications, with 280 first-preference applications and 279 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.49. This is a school that serves a high-needs community and offers strong pastoral and SEND infrastructure, but families focused on academic outcomes may want to compare results with higher-ranked local alternatives.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | Shakespeare Road, Eastleigh, Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
| Headteacher | Krista Dawkins |
| Local Authority | Hampshire |
| Number of Pupils | 1,489 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 35.5% |
| School Capacity | 1,489 / 1,500 (99% full) |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
7 Feb 2024Overall Effectiveness
Good
Latest inspection (7 Feb 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 19 Jul 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (-0.73)
2869th of 3,141
Nationally
416th of 461
In South East
5th of 5
In Eastleigh
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make significantly less progress than similar students nationally
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2342%
of GCSE leavers continue at FE college (cohort: 230 pupils).
- FE college42%
- Sixth form college36%
- Not sustained8%
- Apprenticeship7%
- Employment6%
91% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
7Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
12Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed283
421
Balanced
Applications roughly match available places
280 families put this school as their 1st choice (67% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:00
Source: crestwood.hants.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
Class profile
2024/25Better than 75% of schools in England.
Half of schools in England do better than this.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Above the national average (25%) — higher-disadvantage intake.
Above the national median (10%) — a meaningful share speak English as an additional language.
Ethnic background
- White British79.3%
- Asian6.2%
- White (other)4.7%
- Mixed4.7%
- Black1.3%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Like most schools in England, no pupils were permanently excluded this year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
10
Total schools
8
Oversubscribed
8
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Contact Information
Shakespeare Road, Eastleigh
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
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