Upper Shirley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 22 2019 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
- 1062 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.8%
- Girls
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 32.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 57.5%
Other White 13.9%
Mixed 8.5%
Indian 5.8%
African 4.1%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other 2.2%
Pakistani 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.29
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.67
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
Upper Shirley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 188
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 132 86 |
| Year 8 | 207 121 86 |
| Year 9 | 211 115 96 |
| Year 10 | 212 100 112 |
| Year 11 | 214 125 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 82.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 23.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 69.0% 52.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 8.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |