Crofton School

Crofton School
Established 1974 (1974)
Type Foundation school
Headteacher Ciaran O'Dowda
Location Marks Road
Stubbington
Hampshire
PO14 2AT
England
Coordinates: 50°49′23″N 1°12′18″W / 50.823°N 1.205°W / 50.823; -1.205
Local authority Hampshire
DfE number 850/5405
DfE URN 116498 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1080
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Houses Franklin, Einstein, Darwin and Newton
Publication Crofton Gazette
Website www.croftonschool.co.uk

Crofton School is a coeducational foundation secondary school, located in Stubbington, Hampshire, England. The school has around 1200 students aged between 11-16 (years 7 to 11).[1] The school accepts pupils from the areas of: Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Peel Common, Gosport and Locks Heath.

Crofton opened in 1974 as a purpose-built mixed comprehensive school. Currently the headteacher is Ciaran O'Dowda who stepped up from deputy head status in September 2013. Crofton was awarded Specialist Science Status in 2005 but has since been removed.

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.[2]

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