The Toynbee School

The Toynbee School continues to perform effectively, maintaining the high standards identified in its previous inspection. The school fosters a positive and inclusive environment, where students feel supported and are encouraged to excel academically and personally. The curriculum is ambitious and designed to cater to a wide range of subjects, and pupils are achieving well, with notable improvements in the support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The strong emphasis on personal development is reflected in the variety of extracurricular activities offered, which are accessible to all pupils.

Strengths

• Positive school culture where students feel cared for
• Ambitious and broad curriculum offered from Year 7 onwards
• Strong pastoral support leading to high levels of respect
• Effective personal development and extracurricular activities
• Well-prepared pupils for future education and citizenship
• Strong partnerships with external organizations for career guidance
• Effective behavior management resulting in improved student conduct

Areas for Improvement

• Variability in the implementation of the curriculum in some areas
• New reading strategy not yet fully embedded
• Some pupils still lag in reading fluency and require faster support

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 The Toynbee School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.5% 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, 6.5% of pupils at The Toynbee School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 The Toynbee School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% 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, 11.0% of pupils at The Toynbee School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 20 pupils.

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 The Toynbee School received £8,578 and spent £8,564 for each of its 1,107 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,132,000 (£1,023 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 The Toynbee School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Toynbee School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was The Toynbee School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Toynbee School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does The Toynbee School have?

The Toynbee School has 1,107 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Toynbee School cover?

The Toynbee School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Toynbee School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.2, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Toynbee School?

The Toynbee School is at Bodycoats Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 2PL.