Oasis Academy Lord's HillTestwood School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.

Summary of the comparison

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill and Testwood School are secondary schools in Southampton.

  • Oasis Academy Lord's Hill scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Testwood School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Testwood School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oasis Academy Lord's Hill was judged Inadequate and Testwood School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.7 for Oasis Academy Lord's Hill and 39.0 for Testwood School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (40.1 in 2021-22, 38.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Testwood School (43.5 in 2021-22, 39.0 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill versus Testwood School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonOasis Academy Lord's HillSouthamptonTestwood SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF26/100D44/100Stronger figure
Local ranking12th of 12 in Southampton 57th of 69 in Hampshire
InspectionOfsted: InadequateOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll667 820
Capacity900 1,215
LocationSouthampton, SO16 8FA Southampton, SO40 3ZW
GCSE results
Attainment 838.7 39.0 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths35.7% Stronger figure27.8% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths57.3% Stronger figure46.3% 64.8%
Cohort157 162
Pupils
Pupils in the census762 854
Free school meals (ever 6)49.1% 31.0%
English as an additional language33.6% 5.6%
SEN support19.2% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan0.7% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence18.8% 10.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence45.0% 28.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill

Testwood School

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