Schools in Southampton
75 state-funded schools, 33,997 pupils. 86.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 13 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Southampton?
Southampton has 75 state-funded schools teaching 33,997 pupils. 53 primary, 13 secondary, 6 special.
What percentage of schools in Southampton are Good or Outstanding?
86.5% of the 74 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Southampton are rated Good or Outstanding: 13 Outstanding and 51 Good. 8 require improvement and 2 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Southampton are rated Outstanding?
13 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Southampton: Cantell School, St Anne's Catholic School, Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton, Springhill Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools, and 7 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Cantell SchoolSecondary1,288Outstanding 2024
- St Anne's Catholic SchoolSecondary1,225Outstanding 2022
- Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College SouthamptonSecondary1,026Outstanding 2023
- Springhill Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary653Outstanding 2022
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & NurseryPrimary642Outstanding 2023
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary627Outstanding 2025
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary414Outstanding 2019
- Great Oaks SchoolSpecial352Outstanding 2023
- Mount Pleasant JuniorsPrimary347Outstanding 2023
- Mount Pleasant InfantsPrimary311Outstanding 2025
- Springwell SchoolSpecial272Outstanding 2023
- Sholing Infant SchoolPrimary268Outstanding 2025
- Rosewood Free SchoolSpecial70Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 53 | 53 | 88.7% |
| Secondary | 13 | 13 | 76.9% |
| Special | 6 | 5 | 80% |
| Alternative provision | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Southampton
Showing 20 of 75 schools.
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Bitterne Park School | Secondary | 2,015 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cantell School | Secondary | 1,288 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Anne's Catholic School | Secondary | 1,225 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Redbridge Community School | Secondary | 1,120 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Upper Shirley High School | Secondary | 1,081 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oasis Academy Sholing | Secondary | 1,032 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | Ofsted |
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton | Secondary | 1,026 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mark's Church of England School | Secondary | 969 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodlands Community College | Secondary | 901 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oasis Academy Mayfield | Secondary | 884 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Regents Park Community College | Secondary | 847 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill | Secondary | 762 | Inadequate2024Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Weston Secondary School | Secondary | 738 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 654 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Springhill Catholic Primary School | Primary | 653 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 642 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Primary | 627 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ludlow Junior School | Primary | 578 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Foundry Lane Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 116261 | Primary | 524 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Weston Park Primary School | Primary | 518 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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