Academy sponsor led · Southampton

Oasis Academy Sholing

11–16Ages
1,030Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146284URN

Middle Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8PH

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Southampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Southampton

412 applications for 209 places · 8th of 13 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.9of 90

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

5th of 11 in Southampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Southampton median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

412 applications · 209 places offered · 225 named it first

2026 2.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Southampton median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2022 2.0; Southampton median median 1.5
2021 2.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Southampton median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Southampton median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Southampton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Southampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Southampton median

Dashed bars: as The Sholing Technology College (URN 116451), the previous school.

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	209	412	2.0	225	1.08
Sep 2025	201	334	1.7	154	0.77
Sep 2024	204	381	1.9	189	0.93
Sep 2023	206	404	2.0	189	0.92
Sep 2022	202	397	2.0	197	0.98
Sep 2021	204	400	2.0	179	0.88
Sep 2020	204	364	1.8	163	0.80
Sep 2019	207	371	1.8	147	0.71
Sep 2018 *	195	347	1.8	146	0.75
Sep 2017 *	185	340	1.8	113	0.61
Sep 2016 *	207	477	2.3	215	1.04
Sep 2015 *	208	487	2.3	189	0.91
Sep 2014 *	210	486	2.3	204	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

197 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.95th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%6th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Southampton 55% England 66%

This school
Southampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.66

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	197	40.9	34%	55%	–
2024/25	205	43.3	41%	62%	–
2023/24	204	38.6	28%	50%	−0.66
2022/23	208	40.9	33%	52%	−0.52

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

Oasis Academy SholingThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Mayfield
1.7 km · Southampton

Good2024

1.8applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Weston Secondary School
1.9 km · Southampton

2026

1.1applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
Woodlands Community College
2.2 km · Southampton

Good2022

2.0applications per place 31.6Attainment 8
Bitterne Park School
2.8 km · Southampton

Good2024

2.1applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
St Anne's Catholic School
3.4 km · Southampton

Remains Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
The Hamble School
4.2 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Wildern School
4.4 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
St Mark's Church of England School
4.6 km · Southampton

Good2022

4.2applications per place

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.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146284 · 852/4003
Trust: Oasis Community Learning
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,030 on roll
Free school meals: 36.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: The Sholing Technology College (URN 116451)
Address: Middle Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8PH
Local authority: Southampton

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