Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Southampton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Southampton City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2017–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is a secondary school in Southampton for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Inadequate, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. Southampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, 42 first-choice applications for 151 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 109 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Year 7 2026 had 0.3 first choices per offer, the lowest of 11 Southampton secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 37 (England 46).
- Its latest Ofsted outcome is Inadequate (4 June 2024), while of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Southampton 3 are Good, 3 Outstanding and 2 have no current grade.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Romsey Road, Southampton, SO16 8FA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 667 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Inadequate Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “In some lessons, pupils get better support and consequently show enthusiasm for learning.”
- “Pupils are typically respectful towards each other and value the diversity of the pupil population.”
- “Recent ‘culture days’ have helped to promote understanding of equalities and diversity.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ achievement has been too low for too long.”
- “The quality of teaching is inconsistent.”
- “Pupils’ experience of school is highly dependent on which class they are in.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 42 first-preference applications, 151 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southampton.
- Regents Park Community College 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Redbridge Community School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Upper Shirley High School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cantell School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic School 2.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bitterne Park School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Sholing 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published