Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B81
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Southampton, SO16 3DQ
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Cantell School
Violet Road, Bassett, Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Local ranking3rd of 12 secondary schools in Southampton
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 26 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 254
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1288
- Boys
- 788 (60%)
- Girls
- 525 (40%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (105% full)
- SEND
- 22.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.5%
- EAL
- 41.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 18.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 91.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,959/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 33.1%
- White Other: 11.5%
- Asian Other: 10.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 10.7%
- Asian Indian: 9.5%
- Black African: 7.6%
- Other: 4.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
33.1%
White British
11.5%
White Other
10.8%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 116469
- UKPRN
- 10015407
- Establishment No.
- 4311
- Trust
- Aspire Community Trust
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