Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Southampton
Leaside Way, Southampton, SO16 3DQ
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 27/06/2023
Application demand
63%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
13.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,031
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,034 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
63%
1st preference success rate
177 of 282 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
553
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 282 | 177 | ● 63% |
| 2nd preference | 182 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 553 | 179 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Southampton lets families list 3 preferences. 93 applications came from outside the council area (47 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Habberley
- Address
- Leaside Way, Swaythling, Southampton, SO16 3DQ
- Phone
- 02380322603
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Swaythling · Romsey and Southampton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116507
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 50% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,031 pupils · 1,034 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 21
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,036 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.82 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 60 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 69.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 87.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 199 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 199 | 40% | 75% | 91% | |
| English Language | 199 | 36% | 72% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 198 | 34% | 77% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 182 | 20% | 66% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 180 | 43% | 81% | 89% | |
| Geography | 91 | 32% | 69% | 85% | |
| History | 83 | 45% | 72% | 84% | |
| Polish | 59 | 95% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 48 | 42% | 81% | 92% | |
| Art and Design | 43 | 28% | 84% | 100% | |
| French | 38 | 61% | 95% | 97% | |
| Design & Technology | 28 | 29% | 89% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southampton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.