Foundation school · Southampton

Bitterne Park School

11–18Ages
2,036Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
116458URN

Dimond Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton, SO18 1BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Southampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Southampton

702 applications for 332 places · 6th of 13 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.6of 90

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

6th of 11 in Southampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

8 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Southampton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

702 applications · 332 places offered · 336 named it first

2026 2.1; Southampton median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2022 2.7; Southampton median median 1.5
2021 2.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.6; Southampton median median 2.0
2019 2.3; Southampton median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Southampton median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Southampton median median 1.8
2015 2.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2014 2.3; Southampton median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Southampton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	332	702	2.1	336	1.01
Sep 2025	324	638	2.0	319	0.98
Sep 2024	314	679	2.2	330	1.05
Sep 2023	311	698	2.2	353	1.14
Sep 2022	319	854	2.7	452	1.42
Sep 2021	314	838	2.7	409	1.30
Sep 2020	316	826	2.6	422	1.34
Sep 2019	331	764	2.3	415	1.25
Sep 2018	318	717	2.3	358	1.13
Sep 2017	324	707	2.2	383	1.18
Sep 2016	267	688	2.6	344	1.29
Sep 2015	294	739	2.5	388	1.32
Sep 2014	295	679	2.3	361	1.22

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

365 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.66th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%7th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Southampton 55% England 66%

This school
Southampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	365	40.6	33%	54%	–
2024/25	357	43.1	36%	61%	–
2023/24	385	43.9	37%	57%	−0.19
2022/23	360	43.3	33%	57%	−0.48

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bitterne Park SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
2.0 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
Cantell School
2.5 km · Southampton

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Woodlands Community College
2.5 km · Southampton

Good2022

2.0applications per place 31.6Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Sholing
2.8 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
St Anne's Catholic School
3.1 km · Southampton

Remains Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Upper Shirley High School
3.8 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
St Mark's Church of England School
4.1 km · Southampton

Good2022

4.2applications per place
Oasis Academy Mayfield
4.5 km · Southampton

Good2024

1.8applications per place 38.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116458 · 852/4278
Trust: Reach Cooperative Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,000 pupils · 2,036 on roll
Free school meals: 31.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 1995
Address: Dimond Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton, SO18 1BU
Local authority: Southampton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources