A BASINGSTOKE school has achieved record-breaking admission figures for the 2022 intake.

Brighton Hill Community School in Basingstoke received over 500 applications for its Year 7 intake, with 255 pupils getting admissions and 58 placed in waiting list.

This is the highest number of admission figures for the school in its history.

Headmaster Chris Edwards said: “We couldn’t be more delighted that, particularly during these difficult times, our community are turning to us at Brighton Hill Community School as the best option to educate their children.

“When I started in January 2017, the number of students in the school was 502; in September, we will have over 1,200 students. This is absolutely down to the incredible work of our staff team throughout the toughest of times, ensuring the very best experience for our wonderful students.

“The days of parents feeling they need to look outside of Basingstoke for schooling are very much becoming a thing of the past, with a number of schools in the town proceeding in the right direction too.”

Brighton Hill School had 255 intakes for 2020 and 2021 as well, but with 28 and 40 pupils in the waiting list respectively. The school had only 83 intakes for 2013.

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