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.
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
| Measure | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,315 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 5% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 53% | 13% |
| — further education college | 24% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
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.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitterne Park SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 2,036 | 87% | 12% | 21% | 4% | 25% | 43.1 | 36% |
| Cantell SchoolFoundation school | 1,313 | 83% | 1% | 21% | 2% | — | 46.9 | 49% |
| Oasis Academy Lord's HillAcademy sponsor led | 667 | 69% | 2% | 37% | 3% | — | 37.0 | 31% |
| Oasis Academy MayfieldAcademy sponsor led | 884 | 80% | 1% | 33% | 4% | — | 37.0 | 30% |
| Oasis Academy SholingAcademy sponsor led | 1,030 | 81% | — | 22% | 5% | — | 43.3 | 41% |
| Redbridge Community SchoolFoundation school | 1,106 | 67% | 0% | 34% | 3% | — | 32.2 | 25% |
| Regents Park Community CollegeAcademy converter | 812 | 88% | 2% | 29% | 3% | — | 43.0 | 35% |
| Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College SouthamptonVoluntary aided school | 1,031 | 95% | 2% | 10% | — | — | 60.0 | 69% |
| St Anne's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,189 | 96% | 27% | 6% | — | 58% | 55.6 | 66% |
| St Mark's Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school | 1,129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Shirley High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,062 | 89% | 0% | 22% | 2% | — | 47.0 | 49% |
| Weston Secondary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 653 | 69% | 0% | 34% | 5% | — | 31.1 | 24% |
| Woodlands Community CollegeFoundation school | 907 | 75% | 1% | 24% | 2% | — | 35.5 | 16% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 24% | — | — |
| King Edward VI Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 989 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.9 | 0% |
| The Gregg Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | 45.2 | 0% |
| Richard Taunton Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24% | — | — |
| The Cedar Schoolspecial · Community special school | 86 | 100% | 0% | 27% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Polygon Schoolspecial · Foundation special school | 77 | 71% | 0% | 43% | 0% | — | 2.4 | 0% |
| The Serendipity Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3 | 14% |
| Yarrow Heights Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form · selective | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.6 | 6% |
| Great Oaks Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 369 | 94% | 0% | 65% | 0% | — | 1.0 | 0% |