Woodlands Community College
Southampton, SO18 5FW · Southampton · secondary school
9th of 11 secondary schools in Southampton we can score, 12 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 1.0/10 against 199 of them, against 0.3/10 nationally. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 15.9 · 1 | 30% | 0.04 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.89 · 4 | 25% | 0.10 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 35.5 · 7 | 10% | 0.07 |
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. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected in 2022-10. In 2024/25, 15.9% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 35.5, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.89 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than nationally similar peers. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (1.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 907 pupils in a capacity of 900, meaning it is over capacity by 7. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity? What support is available for pupils who are not meeting expected progress? How recent is the Ofsted inspection report available for parents?
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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