Noadswood School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Southampton, SO45 4ZF
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Applemore College
Roman Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Local ranking55th of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
775
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 1 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 28.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 92
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 525
- Boys
- 245 (51%)
- Girls
- 233 (49%)
- Capacity
- 775 (62% full)
- SEND
- 28.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.8%
- EAL
- 1.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 12.2%
- SEN Support
- 16.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,331/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
- 11.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- 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: 91.4%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Black Other: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
91.4%
White British
3.0%
White Other
2.1%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Roman Road
Southampton, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 116504
- UKPRN
- 10000320
- Establishment No.
- 5412
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