The Polygon School
Foundation special school · Boys · Southampton
Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
82.2%
48.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
77
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
78 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Benjamin Penfold
- Address
- Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH
- Phone
- 02380636776
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Banister & Polygon · Southampton Itchen
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116624
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 83% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust
77 pupils · 78 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
02 December 2025
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
09 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 78 pupils
Attendance
82.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
17.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
48.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
6.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.5%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 2.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 12 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.