Compare Brighton Hill Community School and The Costello School and The Vyne Community School
Comparison of secondary schools: Brighton Hill Community School (Secondary) in Basingstoke; The Costello School (Secondary) in Basingstoke; The Vyne Community School (Secondary) in Basingstoke — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Brighton Hill Community School, The Costello School and The Vyne Community School. They are secondary phase and academy converter and community school type located around Basingstoke, Hampshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Brighton Hill Community School), published Jun 2022. The most recent inspection on record is for The Vyne Community School (Jun 2022). average roll around ≈ 1,100, combined total ≈ 3,250, typical FSM 20–25%, range 15–20%–30–35%; spread across trusts such as South Farnham Educational Trust and Bohunt Education Trust.
| Attribute |
Brighton Hill Community School
RG22 4HS
|
The Costello School
RG21 4AL
|
The Vyne Community School
RG21 5PB
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Community school |
| Location |
Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4HS |
Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 4AL |
Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 5PB |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 15 Jun 2022 | 2 13 Dec 2021 | 2 22 Jun 2022 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,300 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 750 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1259 | 1120 | 750 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | South Farnham Educational Trust | Bohunt Education Trust | Hampshire (850) |
| Website | www.brightonhill.hants.sch.uk | www.costelloschool.co.uk | www.vyne.hants.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01256350606 | 01256321263 | 01256473003 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG22 4HS - Ofsted
- 2 15 Jun 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,300 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- South Farnham Educational Trust
- Website
- www.brightonhill.hants.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01256350606
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 4AL - Ofsted
- 2 13 Dec 2021
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Bohunt Education Trust
- Website
- www.costelloschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01256321263
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Community school
- Location
- Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 5PB - Ofsted
- 2 22 Jun 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 750 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Hampshire (850)
- Website
- www.vyne.hants.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01256473003
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