Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Southampton
Romsey Road, Southampton, SO16 8FA
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 04/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
81.2%
45.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
667
Capacity used
Has space74%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
34 of 34 families who put it first got an offer
129
Places offered
68
Total applications
0.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 34 | 34 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 17 | 2 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 68 | 36 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Southampton lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Firth
- Address
- Romsey Road, Southampton, SO16 8FA
- Phone
- 02380393660
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Redbridge · Southampton Test
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135628
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
667 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
04 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 835 pupils
Attendance
81.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
18.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
45.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
11.1%
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 | 37.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.91 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
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 | 171 | 15% | 32% | 49% | |
| English Language | 171 | 22% | 45% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 24% | 51% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 3% | 10% | 21% | |
| History | 104 | 23% | 41% | 47% | |
| Art and Design | 75 | 4% | 28% | 37% | |
| French | 64 | 11% | 22% | 31% | |
| Geography | 64 | 17% | 31% | 45% | |
| Biology | 58 | 33% | 64% | 78% | |
| Physics | 58 | 22% | 62% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 58 | 22% | 60% | 74% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 36 | 3% | 14% | 22% |
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.