Great Oaks School
Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 7LT
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Geraldine Lindsay
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 369
- URN
- 144205
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380767660
About this school
Great Oaks School is a special academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 369 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Oaks School, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 34 | 58 | 48 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.58 -1.98 to -1.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 Great Oaks 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 38 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.6 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 339 |
| 2024/25 | 352 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 28 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.19%
- English as an additional language
- 20.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.51%
- Persistent absence
- 29.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vermont School0.1 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
University of Southampton0.7 miles
Universities · Southampton
-
Rosewood Free School0.9 miles
Free Schools · Southampton
-
The Gregg Preparatory School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Southampton Hospital School1.3 miles
Academies · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Bower Lodge School Special schools
- Compass School Local authority maintained schools
- Dibden Park School Special schools
- Fair Ways School Special schools
- Forest Park School Special schools
- Greenwood School Local authority maintained schools
- King's Academy Lord Wilson Academies
- New Avenue School Special schools
- New Forest Alternative Provision Special schools
- Oak Lodge School Special schools
- Oaktree Education Services Limited Other types
- Rosewood Free School Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does Great Oaks School teach?
- Great Oaks School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Oaks School?
- The headteacher of Great Oaks School is Mrs Geraldine Lindsay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Oaks School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Oaks 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 many pupils are at Great Oaks School?
- Great Oaks School has 369 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Great Oaks School full?
- Great Oaks School has capacity for 280 pupils and 369 on roll (132%), so it is at or above 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 Great Oaks School a faith school?
- No. Great Oaks School has no designated religious character.
- Is Great Oaks School part of an academy trust?
- Great Oaks School is part of SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Great Oaks School have?
- The schools register lists Great Oaks School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Great Oaks School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.6 in 2023/24 and 1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Great Oaks School's absence rate?
- Great Oaks School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Oaks School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Oaks 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 10 July 2026.