John Hanson Community School

John Hanson Community School continues to demonstrate strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school. The school cultivates a happy and inclusive environment, driven by dedicated staff who emphasize care and high expectations for student achievement. Pupils thrive academically and socially within a rich curriculum that fosters confidence and independence, proving to be effective even in challenging conditions such as the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents express appreciation for the school’s commitment to their children's well-being and development.

Strengths

• Caring and aspirational culture that supports pupil development.
• Strong curriculum that promotes confidence and independence.
• Effective strategies to develop reading skills among pupils.
• Positive relationships and consistent behavior management strategies.
• Ambitious personal development and career programs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not benefit enough from the feedback and assessment processes.
• A small group of pupils struggle to meet behavior expectations.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at John Hanson Community School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.6% of pupils at John Hanson Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 John Hanson Community School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.8% of pupils at John Hanson Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 John Hanson Community School received £8,667 and spent £8,525 for each of its 987 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,836,000 (£1,860 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is John Hanson Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for John Hanson Community School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was John Hanson Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

John Hanson Community School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does John Hanson Community School have?

John Hanson Community School has 987 pupils on roll.

What age range does John Hanson Community School cover?

John Hanson Community School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are John Hanson Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.4, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is John Hanson Community School?

John Hanson Community School is at Floral Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PB.