OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
13 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Southampton
Trust
HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,062
1,062 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
475
44.7% of pupils
Male pupils
587
55.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.6 pts
above England
School
30.4%
Southampton
37.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.9 pts
above England
School
32.2%
Southampton
30.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Southampton
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.7%
613
Any other White background
12.0%
127
African
6.0%
64
Indian
5.5%
58
Any other Asian background
3.7%
39
White and Asian
2.9%
31
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.5%
165 of
1,062 pupils
5.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.0
7.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.09 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.05 pts
higher than
England
School
8.27%
Southampton
7.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.69 pts
higher than
England
School
20.51%
Southampton
19.88%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.71 pts
higher than
England
School
4.52%
Southampton
2.32%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
107.3%
15.0 pts
above England
Upper Shirley High School
107.3%
Southampton
95.9%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.