Southampton
Weston Secondary School
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Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 30.3 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 30.3
- Attainment 8
- 20%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.71
- Progress 8
- [-0.96, -0.46]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 116 | 70 | 70 (100%) | 130 |
| September 2025 | 116 | 89 | 89 (100%) | 190 |
| September 2024 | 113 | 69 | 69 (100%) | 157 |
| September 2023 | 116 | 67 | 67 (100%) | 160 |
| September 2022 | 171 | 70 | 70 (100%) | 164 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Southampton’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 153 | 30.3 | — | 19.6% | 2.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 166 | 31.1 | — | 24.1% | — | 9.6% | 2.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 156 | 31.2 | -0.71 | 19.2% | — | 12.8% | 2.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 59 | 34.6 | -0.51 | 22.0% | — | 5.1% | 2.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 73 | 35.4 | -0.35 | — | — | 5.0% | 2.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Southampton for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147676 |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | David Butterworth |
| Trust | HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SO19 9QP |
| Pupils | 738 |
| FSM eligible | 57.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9QP
www.westonsecondary.co.uk2380447820| DfE number | 4004 |
| UKPRN | 10086776 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2021 |
| GIAS updated | 4 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 17 Mar 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Publication date | 17 Mar 2024 |