Oasis Academy Sholing
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Southampton
Middle Road, Southampton, SO19 8PH
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 04/02/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
27.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,030
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
154 of 154 families who put it first got an offer
201
Places offered
334
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 154 | 154 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 124 | 15 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 56 | 5 | ● 9% |
| Total | 334 | 174 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Southampton lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (5 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Martin Brown
- Address
- Middle Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8PH
- Phone
- 02380448861
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Sholing · Southampton Itchen
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146284
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
1,030 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,084 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
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 | 38.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.66 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
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 | 205 | 13% | 42% | 64% | |
| English Language | 205 | 16% | 54% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 205 | 14% | 50% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 14% | 41% | 58% | |
| Geography | 149 | 16% | 42% | 58% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 92 | 15% | 41% | 64% | |
| History | 63 | 21% | 46% | 57% | |
| Spanish | 52 | 13% | 33% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 13% | 36% | 64% | |
| French | 45 | 9% | 29% | 40% | |
| Religious Studies | 39 | 38% | 67% | 79% | |
| Biology | 30 | 30% | 67% | 87% |
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) |
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.