Secondary
The Henry Cort Community College
Hillson Drive, Fareham, PO15 6PH
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 807 of 900 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
43%
44.2
3rd of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in Fareham we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 |
| Entered the EBacc | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35% |
| 22/23 | 34% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 43% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.57 |
| 22/23 | -0.20 |
| 23/24 | -0.56 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.8 |
| 22/23 | 41.7 |
| 23/24 | 39.4 |
| 24/25 | 44.2 |
Hillson Drive, Fareham, PO15 6PH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hampshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Chris Rice
- Address
- Hillson Drive, Fareham, PO15 6PH
- Telephone
- 01329843127