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Foundation special school · Southampton

The Polygon School

  • 11–16Ages
  • 77Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • BoysPupils
  • 116624URN

Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH · School website

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 28 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 2 December 2025
    Report card · 3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
  2. 9 March 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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.

School details

Type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
116624 · 852/7039
Trust
Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust
Capacity
78 pupils · 77 on roll
Free school meals
83.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH
Local authority
Southampton

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