Bitterne Park School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Southampton
Unique reference
116458
Address
Dimond Road, Bitterne Park, SO18 1BU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2002 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
18.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.7%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70%
Other White 9.6%
Mixed 7%
Indian 3.7%
Other Asian 2.8%
Pakistani 1.5%
African 1.5%
Other 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.48
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.29
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 21%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 33%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.3
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.58
Local authority average 3.67
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award24
TourismTechnical Award39
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award54
Health StudiesTechnical Award55
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award105
Speech & DramaTechnical Award35
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE54
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE52
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Bitterne Park School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
314
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
330
2nd preference
208
3rd preference
141
From another Local Authority
38
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
297
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
366
187
179
Year 8
371
184
187
Year 9
363
177
186
Year 10
366
199
167
Year 11
393
200
193
Year 12
72
30
42
Year 13
71
36
35
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
82.4%
86.5%
Further education
13.0%
23.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
18.0%
6.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
56.0%
52.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
8.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.2%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
66.0%
49.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
7.4%
19.7%
Russell Group
8.0%
7.0%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.2%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.2%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.2%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020