Applemore College
Ofsted: Good
Score
D45
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Southampton, SO45 4RQ
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Noadswood School
North Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Local ranking41st of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1125
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 13 October 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 222
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1043
- Boys
- 545 (49%)
- Girls
- 557 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1125 (98% full)
- SEND
- 15.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.3%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.3%
- SEN Support
- 10.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,428/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
- 11.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 88.4%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 2.0%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Other: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
88.4%
White British
2.5%
White Other
2.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
North Road
Southampton, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137125
- UKPRN
- 10034847
- Establishment No.
- 4128
- Trust
- NOADSWOOD SCHOOL
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