Academy converter · Southampton

St Anne's Catholic School

11–18Ages
1,189Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
138476URN

Carlton Road, Southampton, SO15 2WZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMar 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Southampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Southampton

350 applications for 205 places · 10th of 13 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.4of 90

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

2nd of 11 in Southampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMar 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
10 March 2016
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Southampton median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

350 applications · 205 places offered · 167 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Southampton median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Southampton median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Southampton median median 1.5
2021 1.9; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Southampton median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Southampton median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Southampton median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2014 1.5; Southampton median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 1 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	205	350	1.7	167	0.81
Sep 2025	205	343	1.7	166	0.81
Sep 2024	206	393	1.9	228	1.11
Sep 2023	211	369	1.8	191	0.91
Sep 2022	227	349	1.5	187	0.82
Sep 2021	199	387	1.9	205	1.03
Sep 2020	207	423	2.0	225	1.09
Sep 2019	206	402	2.0	246	1.19
Sep 2018	209	346	1.7	217	1.04
Sep 2017	209	355	1.7	219	1.05
Sep 2016	200	298	1.5	194	0.97
Sep 2015	210	317	1.5	198	0.94
Sep 2014	198	304	1.5	181	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

210 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.42nd of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths67%1st of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths83%

Southampton 55% England 66%

This school
Southampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.72

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	210	54.4	67%	83%	–
2024/25	214	55.6	66%	79%	–
2023/24	215	56.3	65%	81%	+0.72
2022/23	206	55.8	66%	82%	+0.62

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

St Anne's Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
St Mark's Church of England School
1.2 km · Southampton

Good2022

4.2applications per place
Upper Shirley High School
2.0 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Regents Park Community College
2.7 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place
Cantell School
3.0 km · Southampton

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Bitterne Park School
3.1 km · Southampton

Good2024

2.1applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Sholing
3.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
3.8 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
4.0 km · Southampton

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2024

0.5applications per place 38.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138476 · 852/5417
Trust: St Anne's Catholic School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,079 pupils · 1,189 on roll
Free school meals: 34.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: St Anne's Catholic School (URN 116509)
Address: Carlton Road, Southampton, SO15 2WZ
Local authority: Southampton

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