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John Hanson Community School

Test Valley, SP10 3PBSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
Progress 8
-0.28
Below average
−20+2
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
219 1st-choice / 180 places
Ranking
#2,179
of 3,141 nationally

About John Hanson Community School

John Hanson Community School sits in Test Valley, within the Hampshire local authority, and is one of five secondary schools in the borough. Among those five, it ranks fifth by Progress 8 score, placing it at the bottom of its immediate local table. The top-performing peers in the wider Test Valley area include Sparsholt College Hampshire, Lift Winton, and Thornden School, all of which post significantly higher ranking scores. The school is a mixed, non-denominational state secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form. It is currently oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 401 applications for 180 places, with 219 first-preference applications and 175 first-preference offers made. That works out to 2. 23 applicants per place, reflecting solid local demand despite the modest ranking. Headteacher Erin Sudds leads a school that has 993 pupils on roll, slightly above its official capacity of 980.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressFloral Way, Andover, Test Valley, SP10 3PB
HeadteacherErin Sudds
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils993
Free School Meals (FSM)18.1%
School Capacity993 / 980 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Nov 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:05

After-school care

15:15-16:15

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

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John Hanson 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.