Wyvern College
Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, SO50 7AN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WYVERN COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Rule
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,313
- URN
- 138184
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380692679
About this school
Wyvern College is a secondary academy in Eastleigh. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,313 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 267 | 268 | 265 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 50.4 | 44.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.09 to +0.26 | +0.01 -0.16 to +0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 53.4% | 43.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 71.6% | 67.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 38.8% | 78.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
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 Wyvern 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 | 49.1 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,358 |
| 2023/24 | 1,343 |
| 2024/25 | 1,331 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wyvern College compares
Wyvern College ranked 35th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.8 | 8.1% | 21.5% | 1,313 | — |
| Deer Park School | — | 6.4% | 22.2% | 910 | 2.6 miles |
| Crestwood Community School | 38.1 | 10.9% | 36.8% | 1,478 | 2.8 miles |
| Wildern School | 48.6 | 8.4% | 17.7% | 1,674 | 2.9 miles |
| Woodlands Community College | 35.5 | 14.3% | 55.5% | 907 | 3.4 miles |
| The Toynbee School | 47.8 | 7.6% | 18.4% | 1,107 | 3.5 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)
- 21.49%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 20.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deer Park School2.6 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Crestwood Community School2.8 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Wildern School2.9 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Woodlands Community College3.4 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
The Toynbee School3.5 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Eastleigh
- Crestwood Community School Secondary
- The Toynbee School Secondary
- Thornden School Secondary
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primary
- Cherbourg Primary School Primary
- Colden Common Primary School Primary
- Fair Oak Infant School Primary
- Fair Oak Junior School Primary
- Fryern Infant School Primary
- Fryern Junior School Primary
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primary
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wyvern College teach?
- Wyvern College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Eastleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Wyvern College?
- The headteacher of Wyvern College is Mr Ben Rule, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wyvern College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wyvern 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 big is Wyvern College?
- Wyvern College has 1,313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wyvern College full?
- Wyvern College has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,313 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wyvern College a faith school?
- No. Wyvern College has no designated religious character.
- Is Wyvern College a selective school?
- No. Wyvern College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wyvern College?
- Wyvern College is part of WYVERN COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wyvern College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.1 in 2022/23 and 44.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wyvern College rank locally?
- Wyvern College ranked 35th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wyvern College's absence rate?
- Wyvern College's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wyvern College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wyvern 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 1 July 2026.