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Crestwood Community School vs Wyvern College

At a glance

Crestwood Community School and Wyvern College are both in Hampshire and 2.8 miles apart in a straight line.

Wyvern College had the higher Attainment 8 score in 2025-26 (provisional): 46.6 against 42.7 (a gap of 3.9 points).

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

Overall absence in 2024-25 was 10.9% at Crestwood Community School and 8.1% at Wyvern College.

Crestwood Community School has 1,489 pupils for 1,500 published places (99%) and Wyvern College has 1,331 for 1,350 (99%).

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

Side by side

Crestwood Community School compared with Wyvern College
Measure Crestwood Community School Wyvern College
Ofsted
Overall Ofsted grade Ofsted MI, inspections to 31 May 2026 No graded inspection in our data No graded inspection in our data
School profile
Type GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Community school 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 Eastleigh, Hampshire Eastleigh, Hampshire
Pupils on roll GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,489 1,331
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) 42.7 46.6 Stronger
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. -0.73 +0.01 Stronger
Grade 5+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 39% 52% Stronger
Grade 4+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 59% 70% Stronger
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 294 260
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 10.9% 8.1% Stronger
Persistent absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. 27.6% 20.9% Stronger
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 35.5% 20.5%
Published capacity (places) GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,500 1,350
Pupils on roll as % of capacity GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract, pupils divided by capacity 99% 99%
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: Crestwood Community School. Dashed amber line with square markers: Wyvern College. 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 yearCrestwood Community School: 2022-23 40.8, 2023-24 34.6, 2024-25 38.1, 2025-26 42.7. Wyvern College: 2022-23 49.1, 2023-24 50.4, 2024-25 44.8, 2025-26 46.6.30.035.040.045.050.055.022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearCrestwood Community SchoolWyvern College
2022-2340.849.1
2023-2434.650.4
2024-2538.144.8
2025-26 (provisional)42.746.6

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 yearCrestwood Community School: 2018-19 5.2%, 2021-22 11.0%, 2022-23 11.6%, 2023-24 10.6%, 2024-25 10.9%. Wyvern College: 2018-19 5.3%, 2021-22 8.0%, 2022-23 7.6%, 2023-24 8.2%, 2024-25 8.1%.4.06.08.010.012.018-1921-2222-2323-2424-25
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YearCrestwood Community SchoolWyvern College
2018-195.2%5.3%
2021-2211.0%8.0%
2022-2311.6%7.6%
2023-2410.6%8.2%
2024-2510.9%8.1%

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 yearCrestwood Community School: 2022-23 30%, 2023-24 24%, 2024-25 27%, 2025-26 39%. Wyvern College: 2022-23 49%, 2023-24 53%, 2024-25 44%, 2025-26 52%.203040506022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearCrestwood Community SchoolWyvern College
2022-2330%49%
2023-2424%53%
2024-2527%44%
2025-26 (provisional)39%52%

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: 2.8 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.

Crestwood Community School

Capacity
1,500 places
Pupils on roll
1,489
Full
99% (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 Crestwood Community School catchment page

Wyvern College

Capacity
1,350 places
Pupils on roll
1,331
Full
99% (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 Wyvern College 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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