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Schools in Southampton

  • 77State-funded schools
  • 55Primary
  • 13Secondary
  • 6Special
  • South EastRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
83%
close to England (84%)
2,668 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
93%
close to England (92%)
2,122 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.0
0.2 below England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
11of 77 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Southampton
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
83%got their first choice
close to England (84%)

2,668 applicants · 6.6% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 83%; England 84%
  2. 2025 83%; England 84%
  3. 2024 84%; England 83%
  4. 2023 85%; England 83%
  5. 2022 82%; England 83%
  6. 2021 79%; England 81%
  7. 2020 79%; England 82%
  8. 2019 79%; England 81%
  9. 2018 88%; England 82%
  10. 2017 90%; England 83%
  11. 2016 91%; England 84%
  12. 2015 89%; England 84%
  13. 2014 91%; England 85%
  • Southampton
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,66883.4%93.4%6.6%
Sep 20252,52482.9%93.3%6.7%
Sep 20242,54884.4%94.2%5.8%
Sep 20232,58684.8%94.8%5.2%
Sep 20222,68082.1%92.7%7.3%
Sep 20212,54779.1%92.1%7.3%
Sep 20202,55078.6%91.4%8.6%
Sep 20192,61178.6%90.4%9.6%
Sep 20182,33187.8%96.3%3.7%
Sep 20172,23489.9%97.4%2.6%
Sep 20162,21391.1%98.0%2.0%
Sep 20152,06088.5%97.3%2.7%
Sep 20142,05390.5%97.6%2.4%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
93%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

2,122 applicants · 0.9% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 93%; England 92%
  2. 2025 93%; England 93%
  3. 2024 93%; England 93%
  4. 2023 90%; England 92%
  5. 2022 91%; England 92%
  6. 2021 92%; England 92%
  7. 2020 91%; England 90%
  8. 2019 87%; England 91%
  9. 2018 88%; England 91%
  10. 2017 85%; England 90%
  11. 2016 85%; England 88%
  12. 2015 86%; England 88%
  13. 2014 85%; England 88%
  • Southampton
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,12293.3%99.1%0.9%
Sep 20252,34193.0%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20242,49092.7%98.8%1.2%
Sep 20232,50289.8%97.4%2.6%
Sep 20222,52790.5%97.5%2.5%
Sep 20212,57791.6%98.1%1.9%
Sep 20202,66391.2%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20192,90386.7%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20182,80887.6%96.2%3.8%
Sep 20172,87484.9%95.4%4.6%
Sep 20163,03284.6%95.2%4.8%
Sep 20153,17985.6%95.9%4.1%
Sep 20142,95285.3%94.5%5.5%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 11 schools of 77 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (9)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 48 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding10
  • Good35
  • Requires improvement2
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 17 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education31031
Behaviour and attitudes4112–
Personal development4112–
Leadership and management31121

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 1.

Latest report cards

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Secondary schools in Southampton

13 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
St Mark's Church of England School Faith Good2022 4.2 applications per place – 47%
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton Faith Outstanding2023 3.2 applications per place 57.8 19%
Cantell School Outstanding2024 2.9 applications per place 43.1 44%
Upper Shirley High School Standards maintained2025 2.6 applications per place 47.6 30%
Regents Park Community College Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place – 43%
Bitterne Park School Good2024 2.1 applications per place 40.6 31%
Woodlands Community College Good2022 2.0 applications per place 31.6 56%
Oasis Academy Sholing Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 40.9 37%
Oasis Academy Mayfield Good2024 1.8 applications per place 38.3 47%
St Anne's Catholic School Faith Remains Outstanding2022 1.7 applications per place 54.4 34%
Redbridge Community School Good2023 1.4 applications per place 29.1 59%
Weston Secondary School 2026 1.1 applications per place 30.3 62%
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Serious weaknesses Inadequate2024 0.5 applications per place 38.7 50%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Southampton

55 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Good2024 3.0 applications per place 47% 29%
Portswood Primary School 2026 2.8 applications per place 87% 29%
Swaythling Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.8 applications per place 66% 40%
Highfield Church of England Primary School Faith Good2022 2.7 applications per place 78% 13%
St Denys Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.7 applications per place 41% 37%
Hope Community School Southampton Faith 2026 2.5small intake applications per place 62% 40%
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Good2024 2.5 applications per place 81% 33%
Hollybrook Infant School Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place – 17%
Banister Primary School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 67% 34%
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 54% 38%
Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases 2026 2.4small intake applications per place 19% 60%
Springhill Catholic Primary School Faith Outstanding2022 2.3 applications per place 95% 13%
Bitterne Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place 47% 28%
Woolston Infant School Remains Good2024 2.3 applications per place – 26%
Ludlow Infant Academy Remains Good2024 2.3 applications per place – 39%
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy Faith Remains Good2024 2.3 applications per place 57% 33%
Bevois Town Primary School Remains Good · improving2024 2.2 applications per place 53% 42%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Faith Improved significantly2025 2.2 applications per place 82% 24%
Foundry Lane Primary School Requires improvement2022 2.2 applications per place 48% 25%
Glenfield Infant School 2026 2.1 applications per place – 29%
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 69% 16%
Moorlands Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.0 applications per place 38% 42%
Sholing Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place – 19%
St Monica Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place 47% 34%
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Faith Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 78% 26%
Townhill Infant School 2026 1.9 applications per place – 42%
Weston Shore Infant School Good2023 1.8 applications per place – 67%
Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Improved significantly2025 1.8 applications per place 83% 59%
Redbridge Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place 67% 65%
Weston Park Primary School 2026 1.8 applications per place 62% 61%
Mansbridge Primary School Good2022 1.8 applications per place 58% 51%
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place – 30%
Shirley Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place – 9%
Thornhill Primary School 2026 1.8 applications per place 21% 66%
Newlands Primary School Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 56% 61%
Kanes Hill Primary School Good2022 1.7 applications per place 67% 55%
Oakwood Primary School 2026 1.7 applications per place 48% 27%
Bassett Green Primary School 2026 1.7 applications per place 58% 44%
Hightown Primary School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 21% 70%
Valentine Primary School & Nursery Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 41% 50%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery Faith Outstanding2023 1.5 applications per place 56% 45%
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 25% 37%
St John's Primary and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 40% 40%
Tanners Brook Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 74% 36%
Harefield Primary School Requires improvement2024 1.3 applications per place 59% 43%
Mount Pleasant Infants Graded · no overall grade2025 1.2 applications per place – 26%
Beechwood Junior School Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 66% 31%
Fairisle Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 76% 44%
Hollybrook Junior School Remains Good2024 no data 68% 26%
Ludlow Junior School Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 66% 40%
Mount Pleasant Juniors Outstanding2023 no data 47% 46%
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Not yet inspected no data – 0%
Shirley Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 48% 20%
Sholing Junior School Good2022 no data 53% 26%
Townhill Junior School Good2022 no data 48% 46%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

9 schools