Crofton School

Crofton School is a coeducational secondary school, located in Stubbington, Hampshire, England. The school has around 1200 students aged between 11 and 16 (years 7 to 11).^[2] The school accepts pupils from the areas of: Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Peel Common, Gosport and Locks Heath.

Crofton School
Location
Marks Road Stubbington , Hampshire , PO14 2AT England
Coordinates	50.823°N 1.205°W / 50.823; -1.205
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Kindness, Ambition & Diligence.
Established	1974 (1974)
Local authority	Hampshire
Trust	HISP Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	149621 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Simon Harrison[1]
Gender	Coeducational[1]
Age	11 to 16[1]
Enrolment	1093[1]
Capacity	1083[1]
Houses	Fire  , Water  , Earth  , Wind
Years	7-11
Website	www.croftonschool.co.uk

Crofton opened in 1974 as a purpose-built mixed comprehensive school. The headteacher is Simon Harrison who was appointed in January 2017. Crofton was awarded Specialist Science Status in 2005 but this has since been revoked.^{[citation needed]}

Crofton has two 'feeder' schools: Crofton Hammond Junior School and Crofton Anne Dale Junior School. Attendance at one of these feeder schools is a factor in admission to Crofton School.^[3]

As of 2022, the school's most recent judgement by Ofsted is Good, following a short inspection in 2018 which confirmed the previous judgement from a full inspection in 2014.^[4]

Previously a foundation school administered by Hampshire County Council,^[5] in April 2023 Crofton School converted to academy status.^[6] The school is now sponsored by the HISP Multi Academy Trust.^[7]