Hampshire local authority: school places and applications
90% of families in Hampshire local authority were offered their first-choice secondary school for September 2026, against 84% across England. 93% got their first-choice primary (England: 92%). Hampshire local authority is responsible for 578 schools in South East.
Reception applications and offers in Hampshire local authority
Families applying through Hampshire local authority for a primary school place, by the September the children start. The council tells the DfE how many families were offered their first choice, one of their top three, or no school at all.
| Starting | Applications | First choice | England | One of top three | No offer | Offered a school in another council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 12,982 | 93.4% | 92.4% | 98.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| September 2025 | 13,385 | 92.3% | 92.6% | 98.7% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| September 2024 | 13,478 | 93.6% | 93.2% | 99.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| September 2023 | 13,840 | 93.0% | 92.5% | 98.8% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| September 2022 | 13,878 | 93.6% | 92.2% | 98.6% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| September 2021 | 14,118 | 93.1% | 91.8% | 98.5% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| September 2020 | 14,851 | 91.1% | 90.2% | 97.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| September 2019 | 14,558 | 92.2% | 90.6% | 98.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
Year 7 applications and offers in Hampshire local authority
Families applying through Hampshire local authority for a secondary school place, by the September the children start. The council tells the DfE how many families were offered their first choice, one of their top three, or no school at all.
| Starting | Applications | First choice | England | One of top three | No offer | Offered a school in another council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 13,874 | 90.1% | 83.6% | 97.6% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| September 2025 | 14,221 | 90.9% | 83.5% | 97.7% | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| September 2024 | 14,576 | 90.7% | 82.9% | 98.1% | 0.0% | 6.6% |
| September 2023 | 14,892 | 90.0% | 82.6% | 97.3% | 0.0% | 6.2% |
| September 2022 | 14,653 | 92.1% | 83.3% | 98.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| September 2021 | 14,480 | 90.7% | 81.1% | 97.6% | 0.0% | 6.1% |
| September 2020 | 14,221 | 92.3% | 82.2% | 97.7% | 0.0% | 6.8% |
| September 2019 | 14,205 | 92.4% | 80.9% | 98.1% | 0.0% | 5.9% |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers. These are council-wide figures; how hard an individual school is to get into is on each school's page.
Primary schools in Hampshire local authority compared with England
| Hampshire | England average | |
|---|---|---|
| State-funded primary schools | 399 | – |
| Rated Good or better by Ofsted | 81% | 80% |
| Reading, writing and maths at the expected standard (%), average school (2025) | 63.6 | 63.2 |
| Sessions missed to absence (2024/25) | 4.8% | 5.2% |
Secondary schools in Hampshire local authority compared with England
| Hampshire | England average | |
|---|---|---|
| State-funded secondary schools | 66 | – |
| Rated Good or better by Ofsted | 66% | 72% |
| Attainment 8, average school (2026) | 45.7 | 47.3 |
| Sessions missed to absence (2024/25) | 8.6% | 8.6% |
Averages are across schools, not pupils, so every school counts equally. Ofsted shares use each school's latest published grade.
Expected primary pupil numbers in Hampshire local authority
Hampshire local authority expects primary numbers to fall by 3.9% between 2024/25 and 2029/30.
| School year | Primary pupils | Reception pupils |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 (actual) | 103,440 | 13,971 |
| 2025/26 (forecast) | 102,739 | 14,216 |
| 2026/27 (forecast) | 101,860 | 14,070 |
| 2027/28 (forecast) | 100,722 | 13,777 |
| 2028/29 (forecast) | 99,815 | 13,526 |
| 2029/30 (forecast) | 99,446 | 13,803 |
Expected secondary pupil numbers in Hampshire local authority
Hampshire local authority expects secondary numbers to fall by 4.4% between 2024/25 and 2031/32.
| School year | Secondary pupils | Year 7 pupils |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 (actual) | 74,204 | 14,607 |
| 2025/26 (forecast) | 74,762 | 14,323 |
| 2026/27 (forecast) | 74,612 | 14,407 |
| 2027/28 (forecast) | 74,015 | 14,397 |
| 2028/29 (forecast) | 73,163 | 14,194 |
| 2029/30 (forecast) | 72,281 | 13,877 |
| 2030/31 (forecast) | 71,687 | 13,796 |
| 2031/32 (forecast) | 70,956 | 13,581 |
Source: council forecasts submitted to the DfE school capacity survey (SCAP). Forecasts are estimates and are revised each year.
Schools by town in Hampshire local authority
Ranked schools, with Ofsted ratings and results, for each town in Hampshire local authority:
- Basingstoke And Deane 85 schools
- New Forest 81 schools
- Test Valley 64 schools
- East Hampshire 59 schools
- Basingstoke 58 schools
- Fareham 42 schools
- Rushmoor 42 schools
- Hart 40 schools
- Andover 38 schools
- Winchester 37 schools
- Eastleigh 33 schools
- Waterlooville 33 schools
- Farnborough 30 schools
- Gosport 30 schools
- Havant 23 schools
- Alton 19 schools
- Hook 15 schools
- Lymington 14 schools
- Petersfield 14 schools
- Romsey 14 schools
- Fleet 13 schools
- Aldershot 12 schools
- Fordingbridge 9 schools
- Ringwood 9 schools
- Tadley 9 schools
- Yateley 8 schools
- Bordon 7 schools
- New Milton 7 schools
- Alresford 6 schools
- Liss 6 schools