Noadswood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hampshire
North Road, Southampton, SO45 4ZF
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
29.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,102
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,125 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
213 of 213 families who put it first got an offer
215
Places offered
278
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 213 | 213 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 52 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 278 | 214 | 77% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kathryn Marshall
- Address
- North Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4ZF
- Phone
- 02380840025
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Dibden & Dibden Purlieu · New Forest East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137125
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NOADSWOOD SCHOOL
1,102 pupils · 1,125 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,074 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
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 | 45.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 167 | — |
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 | 175 | 17% | 51% | 75% | |
| English Language | 166 | 17% | 54% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 20% | 62% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 9% | 47% | 71% | |
| Geography | 78 | 26% | 49% | 64% | |
| History | 74 | 18% | 47% | 66% | |
| Design & Technology | 66 | 14% | 29% | 44% | |
| Business | 55 | 5% | 42% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 3% | 23% | 51% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 20% | 53% | 70% | |
| Physical Education | 27 | 30% | 70% | 78% | |
| Biology | 26 | 73% | 100% | 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 Hampshire 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.