Question 1

Is Testbourne Community School a good school?

Accepted Answer

The latest Ofsted inspection (28–29 November 2023, published 25 January 2024) judged the school Good overall, with Good judgements across quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and safeguarding reported as effective. FindMySchool’s GCSE ranking places the school 1,256th in England and 1st in Whitchurch.

Question 2

What are the fees at Testbourne Community School?

Accepted Answer

Testbourne Community School is a state-funded secondary school. There are no tuition fees. Families should budget for usual costs such as uniform, transport (if not eligible for assistance), trips and optional activities.

Question 3

For Year 7 entry, families should check Hampshire's current secondary-transfer timetable for the application window, closing deadline and offer date. The important practical point is unchanged: missing the main deadline makes an application much harder, especially for oversubscribed schools.

Accepted Answer

For Year 7 entry, families should check Hampshire's current secondary-transfer timetable for the application window, closing deadline and offer date. The important practical point is unchanged: missing the main deadline makes an application much harder, especially for oversubscribed schools.

Question 4

What are Testbourne’s GCSE performance indicators?

Accepted Answer

The dataset reports Attainment 8 as 51.6 and Progress 8 as 0.09, indicating slightly above-average progress from starting points. EBacc APS is 5, and 22.3% achieved grade 5 or above across EBacc subjects.

Question 5

What facilities support sport and enrichment?

Accepted Answer

The school site includes an FA-approved floodlit 3G pitch, and a multi-purpose sports hall (32m x 16.5m). The school also describes specialist facilities for art, dance and drama, computer suites, and spaces supporting music, technology and science.

Question 6

What clubs and programmes are available beyond lessons?

Accepted Answer

The school describes twenty or more activities in a typical week, including Art and Photography Clubs, Culture Club, and STEM Club. It also runs Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programmes, typically starting in Year 10 (Bronze) and continuing into Year 11 (Silver).

Question 7

What are the school day timings?

Accepted Answer

The school states it is open for 32.5 hours per week, with the timetabled day running 08:40 to 15:10. A movement bell sounds at 08:35, and school buses depart at 15:25.

1st preference	189	185	98%
2nd preference	54	16	30%
3rd preference	52	5	10%
Total	295	206	70%

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