Applemore College
Southampton, SO45 4RQ · Hampshire · secondary school
59th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire we can score, 69 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 1.4/10 against 733 of them, against 1.4/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 32.2 · 22 | 46% | 0.99 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.74 · 7 | 38% | 0.27 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 36.7 · 10 | 15% | 0.15 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 32.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 36.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.74 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (1.4 out of 10 either way).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Code Club, Chess Club, Rock + Pop Band, Textiles Club, Film Club, KS3 Art Club, Knitting/Crochet Club, and Choir. Sports include Netball, Badminton, Rugby, Football, Trampolining, and Table Tennis. Arts and music features Matilda Rehearsals and DofE. Trips visit The Ageas Bowl, Southampton stadium, Bournemouth, the New Forest, Beaulieu, and Roche Court. Breakfast and after-school clubs are available.
Getting in. The school has 478 pupils in a capacity of 775, leaving 297 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the attainment gap with the national median? What specific support is available for students with a negative Progress 8 score? How do the smaller class
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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