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Education in Southampton

Unitary authority

The south west of the South East. 259,230 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 50 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Southampton, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Southampton had 82 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
82
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Southampton had 82 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Southampton among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Southampton is 82.

Schools

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Schools in Southampton

Southampton has 82 open schools: 1 nursery, 51 primary, 11 secondary, 1 all-through, 10 special, 2 sixth form and further education, 4 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
5
Good
15
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
1

23 of the 72 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.

10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

17 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Southampton

5 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Mount Pleasant Juniors (June 2023), Springhill Catholic Primary School (March 2022), St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery (October 2023), Cantell School (March 2024), Great Oaks School (November 2023).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsLocal authority nursery school0 to 5133School remains Good, July 2023

Primary (51)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Banister Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11417School remains Good, April 202467% met KS2 standard
Bassett Green Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11412Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Beechwood Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11350Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade66% met KS2 standard
Bevois Town Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11410School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 202453% met KS2 standard
Bitterne Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11395Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade47% met KS2 standard
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery SchoolFoundation school3 to 11224Good (overall), June 202447% met KS2 standard
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsCommunity school2 to 11725Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Fairisle Infant and Nursery SchoolFoundation school2 to 7324Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Fairisle Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11375School remains Good, May 202376% met KS2 standard
Foundry Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11492Requires improvement (overall), January 2022, before the school changed48% met KS2 standard
Freemantle Church of England Community AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11429School remains Good, March 202457% met KS2 standard
Glenfield Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7226Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Harefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11397Requires improvement (overall), March 202459% met KS2 standard
Highfield Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11315Good (overall), July 202278% met KS2 standard
Hightown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11229Good (overall), November 202321% met KS2 standard
Hollybrook Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7160Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), February 2020
Hollybrook Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11242School remains Good, June 202468% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsVoluntary aided school4 to 11412Standards maintained, May 202578% met KS2 standard
Hope Community School SouthamptonFree schools4 to 11219Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Ludlow Infant AcademyAcademy converter4 to 7231School remains Good, March 2024
Ludlow Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11579Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade66% met KS2 standard
Mansbridge Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11199Good (overall), November 202258% met KS2 standard
Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsCommunity school2 to 11367Improved significantly, February 202583% met KS2 standard
Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist BasesCommunity school2 to 11196Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met19% met KS2 standard
Moorlands Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11393Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade38% met KS2 standard
Mount Pleasant InfantsFoundation school3 to 7315Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Mount Pleasant JuniorsFoundation school7 to 11334Outstanding (overall), June 202347% met KS2 standard
Newlands Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11420School remains Good, March 202456% met KS2 standard
Oakwood Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11419Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Portswood Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11416Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met87% met KS2 standard
Redbridge Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11206Standards maintained, January 202567% met KS2 standard
Shirley Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7266Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Shirley Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11361School remains Good, June 202348% met KS2 standard
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery SchoolFoundation school2 to 11372Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade25% met KS2 standard
Sholing Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7264Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Sholing Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11353Good (overall), June 202253% met KS2 standard
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsCommunity school4 to 11222Good (overall), July 202481% met KS2 standard
Springhill Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11652Outstanding (overall), March 202295% met KS2 standard
St Denys Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11207Standards maintained, April 202541% met KS2 standard
St John's Primary and Nursery SchoolFoundation school3 to 11418Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade40% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & NurseryVoluntary controlled school2 to 11624Outstanding (overall), October 202356% met KS2 standard
St Monica Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11331Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade47% met KS2 standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11428Improved significantly, April 202582% met KS2 standard
Swaythling Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11201Standards maintained, January 202566% met KS2 standard
Tanners Brook Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11390Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade74% met KS2 standard
Thornhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11318Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met21% met KS2 standard
Valentine Primary School & NurseryCommunity school0 to 11453Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade41% met KS2 standard
Weston Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11497Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Weston Shore Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 764Good (overall), October 2023
Woolston Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7160School remains Good, March 2024
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11619Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade54% met KS2 standard

Secondary (11)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bitterne Park SchoolFoundation school11 to 182,036Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 40.6
Cantell SchoolFoundation school11 to 161,313Outstanding (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 43.1
Oasis Academy Lord's HillAcademy sponsor led11 to 16667Inadequate (overall), June 2024, serious weaknessesAttainment 8: 38.7
Oasis Academy MayfieldAcademy sponsor led11 to 16884Good (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 38.3
Oasis Academy SholingAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,030Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 40.9
Redbridge Community SchoolFoundation school11 to 161,106Good (overall), July 2023Attainment 8: 29.1
Regents Park Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16812School remains Good, March 2024
St Anne's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,189School remains Outstanding, September 2022Attainment 8: 54.4
Upper Shirley High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,062Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), October 2019Attainment 8: 47.6
Weston Secondary SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16653Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 30.3
Woodlands Community CollegeFoundation school11 to 16907Good (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 31.6

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
St Mark's Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 161,129Good (overall), October 202263% met KS2 standard

Special (10)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Great Oaks SchoolAcademy special converter11 to 19369Outstanding (overall), November 2023
New Avenue SchoolOther independent special school9 to 1620No outcome in Ofsted's file
Oaktree Education Services LimitedSpecial post 16 institutionNo outcome in Ofsted's file
Rosewood Free SchoolFree schools special2 to 1977School remains Outstanding, October 2023
Springwell SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11281School remains Outstanding, June 2023
The Cedar SchoolCommunity special school2 to 1686School remains Good, January 2024
The Polygon SchoolFoundation special school11 to 1677Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met
The Serendipity SchoolOther independent special school9 to 1924No outcome in Ofsted's file
Vermont SchoolFoundation special school5 to 1154Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, special measures
Yarrow Heights SchoolOther independent special school7 to 19133No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Itchen CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Richard Taunton Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 190Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITEDOther independent school3 to 1146Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
King Edward VI SchoolOther independent school10 to 19989Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Gregg Preparatory SchoolOther independent school4 to 1166Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Gregg SchoolOther independent school11 to 16323Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Compass SchoolPupil referral unit5 to 1640Good (overall), June 2024
Southampton Hospital SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter4 to 161School remains Good, December 2022

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.