The Polygon SchoolYarrow Heights School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Polygon School and Yarrow Heights School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 2.4 for The Polygon School and 24.6 for Yarrow Heights School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Polygon School (1.4 in 2021-22, 2.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonThe Polygon School | Yarrow Heights School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | ||
| School type | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 7-19 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 77 | 133 | |
| Capacity | 78 | 145 | |
| Location | Southampton, SO15 2FH | SO18 1FS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 2.4 | 24.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 5.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 29.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 2.17 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 12 | 17 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 76 | 130 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 82.9% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 90.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 17.8% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 48.7% | Not reported | 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
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
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