Wildern School
Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 4EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RAISE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ceri Oakley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wildern School
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,900
- Pupils on roll
- 1,674
- URN
- 136654
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489783473
About this school
Wildern School is a secondary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,674 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- 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 | 391 | 365 | 427 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | 49.7 | 48.6 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.14 to +0.14 | +0.05 -0.09 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 49% | 51.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 71.5% | 70.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 45.5% | 41% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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 Wildern School 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 | 48.1 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.7 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,921 |
| 2023/24 | 1,869 |
| 2024/25 | 1,800 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wildern School compares
Wildern School ranked 20th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.6 | 8.4% | 17.7% | 1,674 | — |
| Deer Park School | — | 6.4% | 22.2% | 910 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodlands Community College | 35.5 | 14.3% | 55.5% | 907 | 1.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Mayfield | 37 | 12.4% | 46.2% | 884 | 2.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Sholing | 43.3 | 11% | 33.5% | 1,030 | 2.7 miles |
| Wyvern College | 44.8 | 8.1% | 21.5% | 1,313 | 2.9 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)
- 17.72%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.44%
- Persistent absence
- 21.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deer Park School0.8 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Woodlands Community College1.6 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Oasis Academy Mayfield2.7 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Oasis Academy Sholing2.7 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Wyvern College2.9 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Southampton
Wildern School ranks 5th 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 Lord's Hill Secondary
- Oasis Academy Mayfield Secondary
- Oasis Academy Sholing Secondary
- Redbridge Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wildern School teach?
- Wildern School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wildern School?
- The headteacher of Wildern School is Mrs Ceri Oakley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wildern School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wildern School, 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 Wildern School?
- Wildern School has 1,674 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wildern School full?
- Wildern School has capacity for 1,900 pupils and 1,674 on roll (88%), 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 Wildern School a faith school?
- No. Wildern School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wildern School a selective school?
- No. Wildern School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wildern School?
- Wildern School is part of RAISE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wildern School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.1 in 2022/23 and 48.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wildern School rank locally?
- Wildern School ranked 20th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wildern School's absence rate?
- Wildern School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wildern School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wildern School'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 1 July 2026.