What is The Petersfield School's Ofsted rating?

The Petersfield School received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2018 inspection.

What are The Petersfield School's latest exam results?

The Petersfield School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.9. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is The Petersfield School located?

The Petersfield School is a secondary school in Petersfield, Hampshire (GU32 3LU).

How many pupils attend The Petersfield School?

The Petersfield School has around 1,381 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare The Petersfield School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

The Petersfield School

Cranford Road, Petersfield, GU32 3LU

Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Outstanding

Oct 2018

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

55.9school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

55.9

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

35.3%

Basics 9-5

62.6%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

55.9

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	53.4	46.4
2023/24	54.1	46.4
2024/25	55.9	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.12	0.00
2023/24	+0.33	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

62.6%

EBacc APS

5.18

EBacc 9-5

36.6%

EBacc 9-4

49.4%

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