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Schools in the Southampton local authority

Southampton has 87 schools listed on OfferDay across 2 towns.

1 nursery school · 54 primary schools · 12 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 11 special and alternative provision schools · 4 independent schools · 2 other establishments

About schools in Southampton

Most of the 87 schools listed in Southampton are primary schools. Its twelve secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 48 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
41.9
average Attainment 8 score, across the 15 schools with published results

Top schools in Southampton

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

  1. 1 Springhill Catholic Primary School 95%
  2. 2 Portswood Primary School 87%
  3. 3 Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 83%
  4. 4 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 82%
  5. 5 Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 81%
  6. 6 Highfield Church of England Primary School 78%
  7. 7 Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 78%
  8. 8 Fairisle Junior School 76%

Secondary

  1. 1 Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton 60.0
  2. 2 St Anne's Catholic School 55.6
  3. 3 Upper Shirley High School 47.0
  4. 4 Cantell School 46.9
  5. 5 Oasis Academy Sholing 43.3
  6. 6 Bitterne Park School 43.1
  7. 7 Oasis Academy Lord's Hill 37.0
  8. 8 Oasis Academy Mayfield 37.0

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Southampton.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Common questions about schools in Southampton

How many schools are in Southampton?
OfferDay lists 87 schools in Southampton, including 54 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Southampton?
Every school in Southampton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Southampton?
OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Southampton does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Southampton local authority?
OfferDay groups the Southampton schools across two towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.