Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Romsey Road, Southampton, SO16 8FA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mr Simon Firth
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 667
- URN
- 135628
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380393660
About this school
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is a secondary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 667 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 127 | 178 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | 37.5 | 37.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.00 -1.26 to -0.74 | -0.91 -1.14 to -0.68 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 34.8% | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 52.2% | 45% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 24.7% | 40.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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 Oasis Academy Lord's Hill has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.5 | 38 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.5 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 818 |
| 2023/24 | 870 |
| 2024/25 | 762 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Lord's Hill compares
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill ranked 7th of 11 secondary schools in Southampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37 | 18.8% | 49.1% | 667 | — |
| Regents Park Community College | — | — | — | 812 | 1.0 miles |
| Redbridge Community School | 32.2 | 14.4% | 55.7% | 1,106 | 1.0 miles |
| Upper Shirley High School | 47 | 8.3% | 29.8% | 1,062 | 1.4 miles |
| Testwood School | 42.9 | 10.6% | 31% | 820 | 1.8 miles |
| Cantell School | 46.9 | 7.6% | 43.5% | 1,313 | 2.4 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)
- 49.08%
- English as an additional language
- 33.6%
- Overall absence
- 18.77%
- Persistent absence
- 45.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Regents Park Community College1.0 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Redbridge Community School1.0 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Upper Shirley High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Southampton
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Testwood School1.8 miles
Secondary · Southampton
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Cantell School2.4 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill ranks 15th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Southampton.
- Applemore College Secondary
- 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 Mayfield Secondary
- Oasis Academy Sholing Secondary
- Redbridge Community School Secondary
- Regents Park Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oasis Academy Lord's Hill teach?
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Southampton.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Lord's Hill?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is Mr Simon Firth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oasis Academy Lord's Hill last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill?
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill has 667 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill full?
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill has capacity for 900 pupils and 667 on roll (74%), 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 Oasis Academy Lord's Hill a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Lord's Hill has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Oasis Academy Lord's Hill?
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Lord's Hill's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.5 in 2022/23 and 37 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Lord's Hill rank locally?
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill ranked 7th of 11 secondary schools in Southampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill's overall absence rate is 18.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Lord's Hill's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Lord's Hill'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 7 July 2026.