Academy sponsor led · Southampton

Weston Secondary School

11–16Ages
653Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147676URN

Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.9 below Southampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Southampton

130 applications for 116 places · 12th of 13 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

30.3of 90

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

10th of 11 in Southampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 16 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected 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

30 June 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Southampton median (2.0) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

130 applications · 116 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 1.1; Southampton median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Southampton median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Southampton median median 2.0
2022 1.0; Southampton median median 1.5
2021 0.9; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 0.9; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 0.8; Southampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Southampton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Southampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Southampton median

Dashed bars: as Chamberlayne College for the Arts (URN 116454), 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	116	130	1.1	70	0.60
Sep 2025	116	190	1.6	89	0.77
Sep 2024	113	157	1.4	69	0.61
Sep 2023	116	160	1.4	67	0.58
Sep 2022	171	164	1.0	70	0.41
Sep 2021 *	158	146	0.9	58	0.37
Sep 2020 *	180	160	0.9	70	0.39
Sep 2019 *	175	147	0.8	53	0.30
Sep 2018 *	51	133	2.6	41	0.80
Sep 2017 *	72	187	2.6	43	0.60
Sep 2016 *	95	206	2.2	68	0.72
Sep 2015 *	86	196	2.3	62	0.72
Sep 2014 *	97	183	1.9	77	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

153 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)30.310th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths20%9th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths33%

Southampton 55% England 66%

This school
Southampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.71

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	153	30.3	20%	33%	–
2024/25	166	31.1	24%	37%	–
2023/24	156	31.2	19%	38%	−0.71
2022/23	59	34.6	22%	46%	−0.51

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

Weston Secondary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.1applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Mayfield
1.0 km · Southampton

Good2024

1.8applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Sholing
1.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
The Hamble School
2.8 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Woodlands Community College
3.7 km · Southampton

Good2022

2.0applications per place 31.6Attainment 8
St Anne's Catholic School
4.4 km · Southampton

Remains Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Bitterne Park School
4.7 km · Southampton

Good2024

2.1applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Noadswood School
5.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Wildern School
5.3 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147676 · 852/4004
Trust: Hamwic Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 999 pupils · 653 on roll
Free school meals: 61.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: Chamberlayne College for the Arts (URN 116454)
Address: Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9QP
Local authority: Southampton

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