Best Secondary Schools in Southampton

We checked all 25 secondary schools in Southampton and list every one: 20 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked: 25
Ranked: 20
Without a rank: 5

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Southampton. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Southampton also has 109 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Southampton.

Ranked secondary schools in Southampton

Rank 1
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Local authority maintained, 1,031 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
60.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
69.3%
Rank 2
St Anne's Catholic School
Academy, 1,189 pupils, inspected March 2016
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
55.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.4%
Rank 3
Cantell School
Local authority maintained, 1,313 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
46.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.2%
Rank 4
Brookfield Community School
Local authority maintained, 1,854 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
50.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
53.9%
Rank 5
Swanmore College
Local authority maintained, 1,338 pupils, inspected March 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.8%
Rank 6
Wildern School
Academy, 1,674 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.3%
Rank 7
The Hamble School
Local authority maintained, 1,139 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
47.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.6%
Rank 8
Upper Shirley High School
Academy, 1,062 pupils, inspected October 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.3%
Rank 9
Hounsdown School
Academy, 1,283 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.7%
Rank 10
Noadswood School
Academy, 1,102 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.3%
Rank 11
Oasis Academy Sholing
Academy, 1,030 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
43.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
41%
Rank 12
Testwood School
Academy, 820 pupils, inspected June 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.6%
Rank 13
Bitterne Park School
Local authority maintained, 2,036 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.6%
Rank 14
Lift New Forest
Academy, 504 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.2%
Rank 15
Applemore College
Local authority maintained, 478 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
36.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.2%
Rank 16
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Academy, 884 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
30.4%
Rank 17
Redbridge Community School
Local authority maintained, 1,106 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
32.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.5%
Rank 18
Woodlands Community College
Local authority maintained, 907 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
35.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
15.9%
Rank 19
Weston Secondary School
Academy, 653 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
31.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.1%
Rank 20
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Academy, 667 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Inadequate
Attainment 8
37.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
31%

Secondary schools in Southampton without a rank

Deer Park School
Free school, 910 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
King Edward VI School
Independent, 989 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
15.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Regents Park Community College
Academy, 812 pupils, inspected November 2018
Ofsted: Good
St Mark's Church of England School
Local authority maintained, 1,129 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Good
The Gregg School
Independent, 323 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
45.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%