Upper Shirley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 137037
- Address
- Bellemoor Road, Upper Shirley, SO15 7QU
- Website
- http://uppershirleyhigh.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1081 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 33.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 55.6%
Other White 13%
Mixed 8.8%
Indian 5.9%
African 5.7%
Other Asian 2.8%
Unclassified 2.5%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 1%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.9
Local authority average 41.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Upper Shirley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 119
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 216 100 116 |
| Year 8 | 222 133 89 |
| Year 9 | 213 124 89 |
| Year 10 | 212 121 91 |
| Year 11 | 218 104 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 83.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 23.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 67.0% 54.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.4% 3.0% |