Testwood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hampshire
Testwood Lane, Southampton, SO40 3ZW
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.4%
28.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
820
Capacity used
Has space67%
1,215 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
154
Places offered
236
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 4 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 236 | 153 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (10 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
- Tim Webber
- Address
- Testwood Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3ZW
- Phone
- 02380862146
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Totton Central · New Forest East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137315
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TESTWOOD SCHOOL
820 pupils · 1,215 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 884 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
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 | 34.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
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 | 172 | 15% | 42% | 62% | |
| English Language | 172 | 15% | 38% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 163 | 15% | 56% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 144 | 12% | 35% | 54% | |
| Geography | 106 | 16% | 45% | 57% | |
| History | 77 | 38% | 64% | 70% | |
| Business | 71 | 15% | 32% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 59 | 5% | 29% | 47% | |
| Music | 42 | 12% | 45% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 34 | 38% | 76% | 85% | |
| French | 32 | 28% | 56% | 66% | |
| Drama | 31 | 6% | 65% | 74% |
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 Hampshire 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.