Crofton School

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Crofton School
Address
Crofton School
Marks Road

, ,
PO14 2AT

England
Coordinates 50°49′23″N1°12′18″W / 50.823°N 1.205°W / 50.823; -1.205
Information
Type Academy
Established1974 (1974)
Local authority Hampshire
TrustHISP Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 149621 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherSimon Harrison [1]
Gender Coeducational [1]
Age11to 16 [1]
Enrolment1093 [1]
Capacity1083 [1]
HousesFire  , Water  , Earth  , Wind  
Website www.croftonschool.co.uk

Crofton School is a coeducational secondary school, located in Stubbington, Hampshire, England. The school has around 1200 students aged between 11 and 16 (years 7 to 11). [2] The school accepts pupils from the areas of: Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Peel Common, Gosport and Locks Heath.

Crofton opened in 1974 as a purpose-built mixed comprehensive school. The headteacher is Simon Harrison who was appointed in January 2017. Crofton was awarded Specialist Science Status in 2005 but this has since been revoked.[ citation needed ]

Crofton has two 'feeder' schools: Crofton Hammond Junior School and Crofton Anne Dale Junior School. Attendance at one of these feeder schools is a factor in admission to Crofton School. [3]

As of 2022, the school's most recent judgement by Ofsted is Good, following a short inspection in 2018 which confirmed the previous judgement from a full inspection in 2014. [4]

Previously a foundation school administered by Hampshire County Council, [5] in April 2023 Crofton School converted to academy status. [6] The school is now sponsored by the HISP Multi Academy Trust. [7]

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