Danebury School

About Danebury School

Danebury School was rated Inadequate in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a significant downgrade from the Good rating it had received in its previous inspection in 2013. The inspection report gave the lowest possible mark across every category: quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management were all judged Inadequate. This is a school that has clearly experienced a sharp decline in standards. With just 326 pupils on roll against a capacity of 780, the school is running at less than half its potential size, which often signals a lack of local confidence. The most telling exam metric is the local authority’s average Progress 8 score of -0. 17, which provides a benchmark for Hampshire secondary schools. Danebury’s own Progress 8 score is not available in the data, but given the Ofsted rating and the fact that the school is oversubscribed by a ratio of 1. 42 — with 95 applications for 67 places in the 2025/26 intake — it suggests that some families are still choosing it, perhaps for its location or specialist provisions.

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