Brighton Hill Community School
Academy converter in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1284 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1259 |
| Free school meals | 19.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Address | Brighton Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4HS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.brightonhill.org/ |
| Telephone | 01256350606 |
| URN | 149707 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 23 June 2026, published 21 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 April 2022, published 15 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Brighton Hill Community School, URN 116441).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (secondary school, about 0.7 km)
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (secondary school, about 1.2 km)
- Cranbourne (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- The Costello School (secondary school, about 3.0 km)
- The Vyne Community School (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Everest Community Academy (secondary school, about 4.4 km)
- Robert May's School (secondary school, about 11.3 km)
- The Hurst School (secondary school, about 13.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.