The Polygon SchoolOak Lodge School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Polygon School and Oak Lodge School in Southampton.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The Polygon School was judged strong and Oak Lodge School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 2.4 for The Polygon School and 4.5 for Oak Lodge School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Polygon School (1.4 in 2021-22, 2.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Oak Lodge School (4.3 in 2021-22, 4.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonThe Polygon School | SouthamptonOak Lodge School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 77 | 173 | |
| Capacity | 78 | Not reported | |
| Location | Southampton, SO15 2FH | Southampton, SO45 4RQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 2.4 | 4.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.15 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 12 | 26 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 76 | 164 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 82.9% | 45.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 17.8% | 11.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 48.7% | 29.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
The Polygon School
Oak Lodge School
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