Woodlands Community College

Secondary · Southampton · SO18 5FW · URN 116465

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-09-13Cohort 907Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 176

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 21 schools in Southampton

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
35.5
Southampton 33.48England 46.1
2 above the area average of 33.5
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
15.9%
Southampton 26.9%England 45.9%
11 percentage points below the area average of 26.9
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
40.3%
Southampton 39.9%
In line with the area average of 39.9
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.07
Southampton 2.85England 4.07
In line with the area average of 2.9
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
5.7%
Southampton 9.3%England 17.6%
3.6 percentage points below the area average of 9.3
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
24.4%
Southampton 24.6%
In line with the area average of 24.6
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
52.8%
Southampton 47.3%
5.5 percentage points above the area average of 47.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
176
Southampton 128
48.5 above the area average of 127.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Southampton	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	35.5 Southampton 33.48England 46.1	2 above the area average of 33.5	10.6 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	15.9% Southampton 26.9%England 45.9%	11 percentage points below the area average of 26.9	30 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	40.3% Southampton 39.9%	In line with the area average of 39.9	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.07 Southampton 2.85England 4.07	In line with the area average of 2.9	1 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	5.7% Southampton 9.3%England 17.6%	3.6 percentage points below the area average of 9.3	11.9 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	24.4% Southampton 24.6%	In line with the area average of 24.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	52.8% Southampton 47.3%	5.5 percentage points above the area average of 47.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	176 Southampton 128	48.5 above the area average of 127.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Southampton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 23.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 17.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 56.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.8pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.3pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 84.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Woodlands Community College Good at its inspection on 13/09/2022.
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