The Costello School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Crossborough Hill
 London Road
 Basingstoke
 Hampshire RG21 4AL
Telephone: 01256 321263
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Costello Technology College
Trust: Bohunt Education Trust
Sponsor: Bohunt Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Andy Conway (since June 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Kirsty Protheroe
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 69.05 / 10.94
Non-teaching Staff*: 46.32
Number of pupils: 1222
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.7
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 16.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 37.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 14.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Hampshire
Constituency: Basingstoke
Electoral Ward: Eastrop and Grove
School Number: 8504002

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 10th February 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Fairfields Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Queen Mary's College (0.9km) show on map
  4. Basingstoke College of Technology (1.2km) show on map
  5. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (1.3km) show on map
  6. Cranbourne (1.5km) show on map
  7. The Vyne Community School (1.5km) show on map
  8. South View Junior School (1.5km) show on map
  9. South View Infant and Nursery School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Dove House Academy (1.6km) show on map
  11. Maple Ridge School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Kings Furlong Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  13. Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery (1.7km) show on map
  14. Inclusion School (1.8km) show on map
  15. Chiltern Way Academy Austen (1.9km) show on map
  16. Oakridge Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  17. Oakridge Junior School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Limington House School (2.4km) show on map
  19. Chalk Ridge Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  20. Merton Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Merton Infant School and Nursery (2.5km) show on map
  22. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  23. Marnel Community Infant School (2.5km) show on map
  24. Marnel Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  25. Old Basing Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  26. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  27. The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (2.7km) show on map
  28. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided J... (2.7km) show on map
  29. Winklebury Junior School (2.7km) show on map
  30. Winklebury Infant School (2.7km) show on map
  31. Chiltern Way Academy Futures (2.8km) show on map
  32. Everest Community Academy (2.9km) show on map
  33. Great Binfields Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  34. Brighton Hill Community School (3.0km) show on map
  35. Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (3.1km) show on map
  36. Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke (3.2km) show on map
  37. Park View Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  38. Manor Field Junior School (3.3km) show on map
  39. Manor Field Infant School (3.3km) show on map
  40. Castle Hill Primary School (3.3km) show on map
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  45. Four Lanes Community Junior School (3.8km) show on map
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  92. Treloar School (14.0km) show on map
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  97. Anstey Junior School (14.2km) show on map
  98. Bushy Leaze Early Years Centre (14.2km) show on map
  99. Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  100. Alton Infant School (14.3km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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