The Costello School
Crossborough Hill, London Road, Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,160 (612 boys, 548 girls)
- Capacity: 1120
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 18.1%
- Telephone: 01256321263
- Ofsted: Good (9 Nov 2021); report card, no overall grade (inspected 10 Feb 2026)
- Attainment 8: 50.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 497 applications, 211 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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