Schools in Southampton

About schools in Southampton

Most of the 158 schools listed in Southampton are primary schools. Its 22 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

60%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 83 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 26 schools with published results

Special schools and alternative provision19

• The Cedar School

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 16

• The Polygon School

  Foundation special school · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

• The Serendipity School

  Other independent special school · Ages 9 to 19 · Girls

• Vermont School

  Foundation special school · Ages 5 to 11

Independent schools2

• King Edward VI School

  Other independent school · Ages 10 to 19

• The Gregg School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16

Other establishments2

• Southampton Solent University

  Higher education institutions

• University of Southampton

  Higher education institutions

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.