Great Oaks School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded special school
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Southampton
Unique reference
144205
Address
Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, SO16 7LT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
352 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
74.1%
Girls
25.9%
First language not English
20.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
66.5%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.3%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 7.4%
African 4.3%
Indian 3.1%
Pakistani 3.1%
Other Asian 3.1%
Chinese 2%
Other 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 0%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 1
Local authority average 41.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 0.02
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE10
MathematicsGCSE1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
55
38
17
Year 8
56
45
11
Year 9
76
59
17
Year 10
67
49
18
Year 11
48
37
11
Year 12
26
19
7
Year 13
11
8
3
Year 14
13
6
7
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
83.2%
85.5%
Further education
65.0%
23.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
5.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
6.0%
54.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
24.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
3.5%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
2.7%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
7.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
3.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023