Southampton
Great Oaks School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.58
- Progress 8
- [-1.98, -1.19]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 48 | 1.0 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 58 | 0.6 | -1.58 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Southampton for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 144205 |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy special converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Geraldine Lindsay |
| Trust | SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | SO16 7LT |
| Latest pupils | 48 |
| FSM eligible | 70.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 7LT
www.greatoaks.schoolView local authority page2380767660| DfE number | 7036 |
| UKPRN | 10064734 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2017 |
| GIAS updated | 21 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 24 Jan 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Publication date | 24 Jan 2024 |