68%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
49%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
30%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
887.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,081
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/10/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthampton
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Upper Shirley High School · Secondary · Southampton
Part ofHAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
68%
-5pp
77%73%68%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
49%
-8pp
58%49%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
Attainment 8
47.0
-2.2
52.549.646.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.0
EBacc entry
30%
-8pp
73%51%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
EBacc APS
887.5
-14.4
901.8783.7665.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 887.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,081
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Bellemoor Road, Upper Shirley, Southampton, SO15 7QU
Local authority
Southampton
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 49% | 47.0 | Not applicable | 30% | 887.5 | 42% | 1,081 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 58% | 49.2 | +0.09 | 37% | 901.8 | 42% | 1,062 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 51% | 46.8 | -0.11 | 50% | 757.4 | 59% | 1,031 |
| 2021/22 | 77% | 56% | 52.5 | +0.23 | 73% | 869.6 | 74% | 987 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 40% | 49.7 | +0.22 | 70% | 665.6 | 77% | 815 |
| 2017/18 | 73% | 53% | 52.0 | +0.30 | 51% | 673.2 | 62% | 790 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 34% | 46.2 | +0.00 | 38% | — | 48% | 764 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,081 | 16.9 | 13% | 34% | 30% | 8% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 1,062 | 17.2 | 13% | 32% | 26% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 1,031 | 18.0 | 14% | 32% | 28% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 987 | 20.2 | 16% | 28% | 27% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 927 | 16.4 | 16% | 28% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 815 | 18.1 | 14% | 24% | 22% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 790 | 17.6 | 18% | 20% | 21% | 4% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 764 | 15.9 | 18% | 18% | 21% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.