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Cams Hill School vs Fareham Academy

At a glance

Cams Hill School and Fareham Academy are both in Hampshire and 1.7 miles apart in a straight line.

Only Cams Hill School has a graded Ofsted inspection in our data (Good, 2019).

Cams Hill School had the higher Attainment 8 score in 2025-26 (provisional): 51.0 against 39.2 (a gap of 11.8 points).

Progress 8 was not published for 2025-26 (provisional) so this comparison relies on attainment.

Overall absence in 2024-25 was 7.0% at Cams Hill School and 11.7% at Fareham Academy.

Cams Hill School has 1,237 pupils for 1,056 published places (117%) and Fareham Academy has 884 for 900 (98%).

Built from the figures in the table below. Sources and years are given next to every figure.

Side by side

Cams Hill School compared with Fareham Academy
Measure Cams Hill School Fareham Academy
Ofsted
Overall Ofsted grade Ofsted MI, inspections to 31 May 2026 Good 2019 No graded inspection in our data
School profile
Type GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Academy converter Academy converter
Phase and age range GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Secondary, ages 11-16 Secondary, ages 11-16
Location GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Fareham, Hampshire Fareham, Hampshire
Pupils on roll GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,237 884
Results and attendanceEach row shows the latest year both schools have a figure for. "Stronger" marks a gap big enough to matter in a year both schools report. Rounding-level differences are not marked. Attainment figures reflect each school's intake as well as its teaching. Progress 8 is the only measure here that adjusts for pupils' starting points.
Attainment 8 (average score) DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 51.0 Stronger 39.2
Progress 8 score DfE KS4 results, 2023-24 Progress 8 was not published for the 2025-26 (provisional) results because the Department for Education did not calculate it for that cohort. The last published year is shown. Confidence intervals overlap so there is no clear difference. -0.08 -0.40
Grade 5+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 57% Stronger 25%
Grade 4+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 83% Stronger 47%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 233 174
A-level average point score DfE A-level results, no year Not published Not published
A-level average grade DfE A-level results, no year Not published Not published
A-level students in the point score measure DfE A-level results, no year Not published Not published
Overall absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 7.0% Stronger 11.7%
Persistent absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. 16.9% Stronger 28.0%
Intake and admissionsNot marked as stronger or weaker. These rows describe who a school serves and how its places are filled. They do not measure teaching quality so a higher or lower figure is not better.
Pupils eligible for free school meals GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 12.4% 27.8%
Published capacity (places) GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,056 900
Pupils on roll as % of capacity GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract, pupils divided by capacity 117% 98%
Admissions policy GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Non-selective Non-selective
Religious character GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract None recorded None recorded

"Not published" means the figure is not published or is suppressed for that school and year. It does not mean zero.

Trends over time

Solid blue line with round markers: Cams Hill School. Dashed amber line with square markers: Fareham Academy. Years with no published figure for either school are left off the axis.

Attainment 8 (average score), higher is better
Attainment 8 (average score) by yearCams Hill School: 2022-23 50.9, 2023-24 51.7, 2024-25 52.5, 2025-26 51.0. Fareham Academy: 2022-23 44.2, 2023-24 40.5, 2024-25 38.5, 2025-26 39.2.35.040.045.050.055.022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearCams Hill SchoolFareham Academy
2022-2350.944.2
2023-2451.740.5
2024-2552.538.5
2025-26 (provisional)51.039.2

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Overall absence (% of sessions), lower is better
Overall absence (% of sessions) by yearCams Hill School: 2018-19 5.5%, 2021-22 8.2%, 2022-23 7.6%, 2023-24 7.5%, 2024-25 7.0%. Fareham Academy: 2018-19 4.9%, 2021-22 10.5%, 2022-23 10.6%, 2023-24 11.3%, 2024-25 11.7%.4.06.08.010.012.018-1921-2222-2323-2424-25
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YearCams Hill SchoolFareham Academy
2018-195.5%4.9%
2021-228.2%10.5%
2022-237.6%10.6%
2023-247.5%11.3%
2024-257.0%11.7%

Source: DfE pupil absence, 2018-19 to 2024-25.

Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils), higher is better
Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils) by yearCams Hill School: 2022-23 60%, 2023-24 60%, 2024-25 63%, 2025-26 57%. Fareham Academy: 2022-23 38%, 2023-24 33%, 2024-25 31%, 2025-26 25%.20304050607022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearCams Hill SchoolFareham Academy
2022-2360%38%
2023-2460%33%
2024-2563%31%
2025-26 (provisional)57%25%

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Admissions: how the two schools differ

Distance between the schools: 1.7 miles in a straight line between the two school sites. The coordinates come from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. This is not a walking or driving distance and it does not show which school your address is in catchment for.

How full they are: pupils on roll divided by published capacity from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. Both figures cover every year group (including any sixth form). Treat the percentage as a rough guide to demand rather than the size of the Year 7 intake.

Cams Hill School

Capacity
1,056 places
Pupils on roll
1,237
Full
117% (at or over capacity)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Hampshire or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Cams Hill School catchment page

Fareham Academy

Capacity
900 places
Pupils on roll
884
Full
98% (close to capacity)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Hampshire or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Fareham Academy catchment page

Sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attainment 8 and Progress 8 are only comparable between schools within the same year.

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