Ofsted
Ofsted inspection
Latest inspection
28 Nov 2023
Outstanding
Inspection outcome
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Admissions
Can I get my child into this school?
This school is in Southampton. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
352
cap. 280
352297242
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
6.9
7.77.16.5
'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
20%
21%19%17%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
71%
71%58%45%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
11%
- England
- 9%
11%9%7%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
29%
- England
- 24%
30%24%19%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressVermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 7LT
Websitewww.greatoaks.school
Telephone02380767660
Local authoritySouthampton
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio6.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near SO16 7LT. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 43%
Attainment 8
46.9
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 30%
Attainment 8
47.0
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Attainment 8
60.0
Establishment history
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 1 Apr 2017 (was URN 116621)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 352 | 6.9 | 100% | 20% | 71% | 11% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 339 | 6.8 | 100% | 19% | 65% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 322 | 7.0 | 100% | 19% | 54% | 8% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 279 | 6.5 | 100% | 18% | 59% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 242 | 7.2 | 100% | 17% | 45% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 210 | 7.7 | 100% | 15% | 51% | 7% | 19% |
| 2017/18 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | 9% | 27% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.