My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
29%Agree
34%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
2%Testbourne Community School
Foundation school — Secondary
RG28 7JF / 11–16 / None
Good
Ofsted
53.3
Attainment 8
62%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 53.3
- Progress 8
- 0.09
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 53.8%
62% of parents would recommend this school
315 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
29%Agree
38%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
20%Agree
36%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
6%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
7%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
5%Not applicable
58%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
17%Agree
43%Disagree
24%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
21%Agree
23%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
1%Not applicable
17%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
36%No
64%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 113 parents
Strongly agree
17%Agree
18%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
38%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
38%Agree
37%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
9%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
28%Agree
36%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
6%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
26%Agree
44%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
55%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
49%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
21%Agree
29%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
11%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
62%No
38%14.6% of pupils receive SEN support
14.6%
SEN support
3.3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.5%
89.8% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 89.8%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.9:1
- Overall absence
- 8.28%
- Persistent absence
- 20.71%
- English as additional language
- 5.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 99.3%
- White
- 89.9%
- Mixed
- 4%
- Asian
- 2.6%
- Black
- 1.1%
- Other
- 0.3%
White British84.4%
Other White5.4%
Irish0.1%
White & Asian1.8%
Other Mixed1.4%
White & Black African0.6%
White & Black Caribbean0.2%
Other Asian1.2%
Indian0.9%
Chinese0.4%
Pakistani0.1%
African0.6%
Other Black0.3%
Caribbean0.2%