Upper Shirley High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Southampton
Bellemoor Road, Southampton, SO15 7QU
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/10/2019
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
20.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,062
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
990 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
188 of 224 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
481
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 224 | 188 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 138 | 11 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 119 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Total | 481 | 204 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Southampton lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Sykes
- Address
- Bellemoor Road, Upper Shirley, Southampton, SO15 7QU
- Phone
- 02380325333
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Shirley · Southampton Test
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137037
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
1,062 pupils · 990 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
22 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,107 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 217 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 216 | 19% | 59% | 75% | |
| English Language | 216 | 21% | 52% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 210 | 13% | 51% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 11% | 48% | 67% | |
| Geography | 122 | 17% | 53% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 89 | 27% | 85% | 97% | |
| Physical Education | 70 | 14% | 59% | 79% | |
| Business | 66 | 12% | 61% | 73% | |
| History | 61 | 21% | 49% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 35% | 65% | 80% | |
| Computer Science | 45 | 11% | 38% | 49% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 37 | 38% | 81% | 86% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southampton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.