OFSTED
6 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
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
653
653 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
266
40.7% of pupils
Male pupils
387
59.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.8 pts
above England
School
61.6%
Southampton
37.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.5 pts
above England
School
39.8%
Southampton
30.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Southampton
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.2%
321
Any other White background
14.4%
94
African
9.0%
59
Any other Asian background
6.7%
44
Any other ethnic group
4.3%
28
Indian
3.5%
23
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
21.1%
138 of
653 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 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
31.1
8.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.71 · 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
12.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.88 pts
higher than
England
School
12.09%
Southampton
7.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.35 pts
higher than
England
School
33.16%
Southampton
19.88%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.97%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.17 pts
higher than
England
School
5.97%
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
65.4%
27.0 pts
below England
Weston Secondary School
65.4%
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.