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Secondary schools in Southampton

Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.

What the data says

Southampton has 13 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,315 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 5% in a school sixth form, 53% at a sixth form college, 24% at a further education college.

3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.

After sixth form, 21% of students in Southampton went to university (England 37%), and 7% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).

GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 41.9 against 46.1 for England; 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).

After Year 11: Southampton against England

Southampton
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSouthamptonEngland
Pupils in the cohort2,315607,348
Stayed in education84%86%
— school sixth form5%34%
— sixth form college53%13%
— further education college24%37%
Apprenticeship3%3%
Employment3%3%
No sustained destination7%6%

Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went

One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.

Bitterne Park School → School sixth form: about 43 pupils (12% of 360)Bitterne Park School → Sixth form college: about 191 pupils (53% of 360)Bitterne Park School → Further education college: about 76 pupils (21% of 360)Bitterne Park School → Other education: about 7 pupils (2% of 360)Bitterne Park School → Apprenticeship: about 14 pupils (4% of 360)Bitterne Park School → Employment: about 7 pupils (2% of 360)Bitterne Park School → No sustained destination: about 14 pupils (4% of 360)Cantell School → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 229)Cantell School → Sixth form college: about 140 pupils (61% of 229)Cantell School → Further education college: about 48 pupils (21% of 229)Cantell School → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (2% of 229)Cantell School → Employment: about 5 pupils (2% of 229)Cantell School → No sustained destination: about 21 pupils (9% of 229)Redbridge Community School → Sixth form college: about 69 pupils (33% of 209)Redbridge Community School → Further education college: about 71 pupils (34% of 209)Redbridge Community School → Apprenticeship: about 6 pupils (3% of 209)Redbridge Community School → Employment: about 19 pupils (9% of 209)Redbridge Community School → No sustained destination: about 33 pupils (16% of 209)Oasis Academy Sholing → Sixth form college: about 123 pupils (59% of 208)Oasis Academy Sholing → Further education college: about 46 pupils (22% of 208)Oasis Academy Sholing → Apprenticeship: about 10 pupils (5% of 208)Oasis Academy Sholing → Employment: about 6 pupils (3% of 208)Oasis Academy Sholing → No sustained destination: about 12 pupils (6% of 208)Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton → School sixth form: about 4 pupils (2% of 208)Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton → Sixth form college: about 168 pupils (81% of 208)Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton → Further education college: about 21 pupils (10% of 208)Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 208)Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 208)Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton → No sustained destination: about 6 pupils (3% of 208)St Anne's Catholic School → School sixth form: about 56 pupils (27% of 206)St Anne's Catholic School → Sixth form college: about 130 pupils (63% of 206)St Anne's Catholic School → Further education college: about 12 pupils (6% of 206)St Anne's Catholic School → No sustained destination: about 2 pupils (1% of 206)Upper Shirley High School → Sixth form college: about 121 pupils (67% of 180)Upper Shirley High School → Further education college: about 40 pupils (22% of 180)Upper Shirley High School → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (2% of 180)Upper Shirley High School → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 180)Upper Shirley High School → No sustained destination: about 9 pupils (5% of 180)Regents Park Community College → School sixth form: about 4 pupils (2% of 177)Regents Park Community College → Sixth form college: about 99 pupils (56% of 177)Regents Park Community College → Further education college: about 51 pupils (29% of 177)Regents Park Community College → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 177)Regents Park Community College → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (3% of 177)Regents Park Community College → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 177)Regents Park Community College → No sustained destination: about 11 pupils (6% of 177)Oasis Academy Mayfield → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 163)Oasis Academy Mayfield → Sixth form college: about 75 pupils (46% of 163)Oasis Academy Mayfield → Further education college: about 54 pupils (33% of 163)Oasis Academy Mayfield → Apprenticeship: about 7 pupils (4% of 163)Oasis Academy Mayfield → Employment: about 10 pupils (6% of 163)Oasis Academy Mayfield → No sustained destination: about 15 pupils (9% of 163)Oasis Academy Lord's Hill → School sixth form: about 3 pupils (2% of 127)Oasis Academy Lord's Hill → Sixth form college: about 37 pupils (29% of 127)Oasis Academy Lord's Hill → Further education college: about 47 pupils (37% of 127)Oasis Academy Lord's Hill → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (3% of 127)Oasis Academy Lord's Hill → Employment: about 14 pupils (11% of 127)Oasis Academy Lord's Hill → No sustained destination: about 18 pupils (14% of 127)Woodlands Community College → School sixth form: about 1 pupils (1% of 127)Woodlands Community College → Sixth form college: about 62 pupils (49% of 127)Woodlands Community College → Further education college: about 30 pupils (24% of 127)Woodlands Community College → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 127)Woodlands Community College → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (2% of 127)Woodlands Community College → Employment: about 4 pupils (3% of 127)Woodlands Community College → No sustained destination: about 17 pupils (13% of 127)Weston Secondary School → Sixth form college: about 20 pupils (34% of 59)Weston Secondary School → Further education college: about 20 pupils (34% of 59)Weston Secondary School → Other education: about 1 pupils (2% of 59)Weston Secondary School → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (5% of 59)Weston Secondary School → Employment: about 7 pupils (12% of 59)Weston Secondary School → No sustained destination: about 6 pupils (10% of 59)Bitterne Park School: 360 pupilsBitterne Park School 360Cantell School: 229 pupilsCantell School 229Redbridge Community School: 209 pupilsRedbridge Community School 209Oasis Academy Sholing: 208 pupilsOasis Academy Sholing 208Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton: 208 pupilsSaint George Catholic Voluntary A… 208St Anne's Catholic School: 206 pupilsSt Anne's Catholic School 206Upper Shirley High School: 180 pupilsUpper Shirley High School 180Regents Park Community College: 177 pupilsRegents Park Community College 177Oasis Academy Mayfield: 163 pupilsOasis Academy Mayfield 163Oasis Academy Lord's Hill: 127 pupilsOasis Academy Lord's Hill 127Woodlands Community College: 127 pupilsWoodlands Community College 127Weston Secondary School: 59 pupilsWeston Secondary School 59School sixth form: 115 pupils (5% of Southampton’s leavers)School sixth form 115Sixth form college: 1,235 pupils (55% of Southampton’s leavers)Sixth form college 1,235Further education college: 516 pupils (23% of Southampton’s leavers)Further education college 516Other education: 13 pupils (1% of Southampton’s leavers)Apprenticeship: 61 pupils (3% of Southampton’s leavers)Employment: 78 pupils (3% of Southampton’s leavers)Employment 78No sustained destination: 164 pupils (7% of Southampton’s leavers)No sustained destination 164
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination

Map of secondary schools in Southampton

Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

State-funded secondary schools (13)

Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Bitterne Park SchoolFoundation school · sixth form2,03687%12%21%4%25%43.136%
Cantell SchoolFoundation school1,31383%1%21%2%—46.949%
Oasis Academy Lord's HillAcademy sponsor led66769%2%37%3%—37.031%
Oasis Academy MayfieldAcademy sponsor led88480%1%33%4%—37.030%
Oasis Academy SholingAcademy sponsor led1,03081%—22%5%—43.341%
Redbridge Community SchoolFoundation school1,10667%0%34%3%—32.225%
Regents Park Community CollegeAcademy converter81288%2%29%3%—43.035%
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College SouthamptonVoluntary aided school1,03195%2%10%——60.069%
St Anne's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form1,18996%27%6%—58%55.666%
St Mark's Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school1,129———————
Upper Shirley High SchoolAcademy converter1,06289%0%22%2%—47.049%
Weston Secondary SchoolAcademy sponsor led65369%0%34%5%—31.124%
Woodlands Community CollegeFoundation school90775%1%24%2%—35.516%

Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Itchen Collegecollege · Further education—————24%——
King Edward VI Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form989—————15.90%
The Gregg Schoolindependent · Other independent school323—————45.20%
Richard Taunton Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form0————24%——
The Cedar Schoolspecial · Community special school86100%0%27%0%———
The Polygon Schoolspecial · Foundation special school7771%0%43%0%—2.40%
The Serendipity Schoolspecial · Other independent special school24—————11.314%
Yarrow Heights Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form · selective133—————24.66%
Great Oaks Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form36994%0%65%0%—1.00%

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