Weston Secondary School
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
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Weston Secondary School is a secondary school in Southampton for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Southampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Weston Secondary School 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 7 of the 11 other Southampton secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- 61.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Southampton is 36.8%.
- Year 7 2026 had 70 first-choice applications for 116 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 46 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above: 24% of pupils (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Southampton.
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
- Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9QP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 653 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Weston Secondary School.”
- “They value the changes that have been made to improve their school.”
- “Pupils are grateful for the support and praise they receive from staff.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not attend school as often as they should.”
- “Over time, many pupils do not achieve well enough in national tests and examinations.”
- “Pupils are not always prepared for their next steps.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2026 (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) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 31.1 | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 116 offers in total, 70 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.
- Oasis Academy Mayfield 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Sholing 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodlands Community College 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic School 2.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Bitterne Park School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Upper Shirley High School 4.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cantell School 4.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton 4.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published