Applemore College
Roman Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4RQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Williams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 775
- Pupils on roll
- 478
- URN
- 116504
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380848804
About this school
Applemore College is a foundation secondary school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 478 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Applemore College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 141 | 121 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 35.8 | 36.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 -0.89 to -0.40 | -0.74 -0.97 to -0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 29.8% | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 49.6% | 49.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 22% | 18.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Applemore College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.7 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 568 |
| 2024/25 | 525 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Applemore College compares
Applemore College ranked 59th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.7 | 11.8% | 28.8% | 478 | — |
| Noadswood School | 45.5 | 11.3% | 22.3% | 1,102 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift New Forest | 38.5 | 9.4% | 44.3% | 504 | 2.5 miles |
| Weston Secondary School | 31.1 | 12.1% | 58.1% | 653 | 3.6 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic School | 55.6 | 7.2% | 33.2% | 1,189 | 3.9 miles |
| Hounsdown School | 46.1 | 8.7% | 17.6% | 1,283 | 4.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.76%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.83%
- Persistent absence
- 34.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Noadswood School0.6 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Lift New Forest2.5 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Weston Secondary School3.6 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
St Anne's Catholic School3.9 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Hounsdown School4.1 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Applemore College ranks 17th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Southampton.
- Bitterne Park School Secondary
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Cantell School Secondary
- Deer Park School Secondary
- Hounsdown School Secondary
- Lift New Forest Secondary
- Noadswood School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Secondary
- Oasis Academy Mayfield Secondary
- Oasis Academy Sholing Secondary
- Redbridge Community School Secondary
- Regents Park Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Applemore College teach?
- Applemore College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Applemore College?
- The headteacher of Applemore College is Ms Clare Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Applemore College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Applemore College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Applemore College?
- Applemore College has 478 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Applemore College full?
- Applemore College has capacity for 775 pupils and 478 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Applemore College a faith school?
- No. Applemore College has no designated religious character.
- Is Applemore College a selective school?
- No. Applemore College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Applemore College have?
- The schools register lists Applemore College's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Applemore College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 36.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Applemore College compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Applemore College ranked 59th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Applemore College's absence rate?
- Applemore College's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Applemore College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Applemore College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.