Bitterne Park School
Foundation school · sixth form · 2,036 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.1
Other independent special school
Yarrow Heights School
- Pupils on roll
- 133of 145 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 17
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Yarrow Heights School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Yarrow Heights School is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 24.6, 6% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Southampton and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Yarrow Heights School | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 24.6 | 41.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 6% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 29% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.17 | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 39% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 30% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 15 | 88% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 47% |
| Mathematics | 12 | 71% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 50% |
| English Language | 11 | 65% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 55% |
| English Literature | 11 | 65% | 86% | 0% | 21% | 36% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 53% | 7% | 11% | 24% | 78% |
| History | 5 | 29% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 4 | 24% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
| Physical Education | 3 | 18% | 11% | — | 24% | — |
| Psychology | 2 | 12% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
Other secondary schools in Southampton
Cantell School
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
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69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Academy sponsor led · 884 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
Oasis Academy Sholing
Academy sponsor led · 1,030 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Redbridge Community School
Foundation school · 1,106 pupils
67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 32.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.