Deer Park School
Sika Avenue, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2HT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RAISE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wildern School
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 910
- URN
- 143698
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489351100
About this school
Deer Park School is a secondary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 910 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Deer Park 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 487 |
| 2024/25 | 697 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deer Park School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 22.2% | 910 | — |
| Wildern School | 48.6 | 8.4% | 17.7% | 1,674 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodlands Community College | 35.5 | 14.3% | 55.5% | 907 | 2.3 miles |
| Wyvern College | 44.8 | 8.1% | 21.5% | 1,313 | 2.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Mayfield | 37 | 12.4% | 46.2% | 884 | 3.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Sholing | 43.3 | 11% | 33.5% | 1,030 | 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)
- 22.24%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 14.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wildern School0.8 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Woodlands Community College2.3 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Wyvern College2.6 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Oasis Academy Mayfield3.5 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Oasis Academy Sholing3.5 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Applemore College Secondary
- Bitterne Park School Secondary
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Cantell 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 year groups does Deer Park School teach?
- Deer Park School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Deer Park School?
- The headteacher of Deer Park School is Mr Matthew Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Deer Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deer Park 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 Deer Park School?
- Deer Park School has 910 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Deer Park School full?
- Deer Park School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 910 on roll (87%), 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 Deer Park School a faith school?
- No. Deer Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Deer Park School a selective school?
- No. Deer Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Deer Park School?
- Deer Park 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.
- What is Deer Park School's absence rate?
- Deer Park School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Deer Park School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Deer Park School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.