Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther secondary schools in Southampton
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry473 applications · 113 places offered · 150 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 4.2; Southampton median median 2.0
- 2025 4.3; Southampton median median 1.9
- 2024 3.7; Southampton median median 2.0
- 2023 3.3; Southampton median median 2.0
- 2022 1.4; Southampton median median 1.5
- This school
- Southampton median
Reception entry, September 2026: 2.6 per place (113 applications for 43 places).
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 113 | 473 | 4.2 | 150 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2025 | 115 | 492 | 4.3 | 190 | 1.65 |
| Sep 2024 | 114 | 423 | 3.7 | 153 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2023 | 124 | 407 | 3.3 | 161 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2022 | 174 | 247 | 1.4 | 105 | 0.60 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mark's Church of England SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood20224.2applications per place
- 1.2 km · SouthamptonRemains Outstanding20221.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · SouthamptonStandards maintained20252.6applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · SouthamptonRemains Good20242.4applications per place
- 3.0 km · SouthamptonSerious weaknesses Inadequate20240.5applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · SouthamptonGood20231.4applications per place 29.1Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · SouthamptonOutstanding20242.9applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · SouthamptonGood20242.1applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · SouthamptonOutstanding20233.2applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 116342 · 852/3203
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 1,320 pupils · 1,129 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5TE
- Local authority
- Southampton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources