Oasis Academy Lord's Hill

About Oasis Academy Lord's Hill

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is a mixed secondary school in Southampton for pupils aged 11 to 16, currently operating well below its capacity. With 762 pupils on roll against a school capacity of 900, there is significant spare room. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 48.2%, which is notably high compared with the national average and reflects the level of disadvantage in the local community. Demand for places is low: for the 2025/26 academic year, the school offered 129 places and received only 68 total applications, with just 34 first-preference applications. The oversubscription ratio of 0.53 confirms that the school is not oversubscribed, and it is not a popular first choice for most local families. This intake profile paints a picture of a school serving a challenging catchment, with considerable surplus capacity and limited competition for places.

Academically, the school's performance is among the weakest in Southampton. Its Progress 8 score of -0.91 is well below average and places it 10th out of 11 schools in the local authority, with a national percentile ranking of 95 — meaning only 5% of schools nationally perform worse. The Attainment 8 score is 37.5, and just 34.8% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. The EBacc average point score is 3.36, with only 10.7% of pupils entering the EBacc and achieving a grade 5 or above. For context, the local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.26, so this school is significantly behind its peers. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, the school was rated Inadequate overall, with all key areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management — judged Inadequate, and personal development rated Requires Improvement. This represents a decline from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2020.

The school does offer a range of facilities including a theatre, gymnasium, swimming pool, sixth form centre, and music rooms, plus a chapel. Sports provision includes basketball, rugby, football, athletics, and swimming, and there are clubs such as coding, gardening, debate, Duke of Edinburgh, orchestra, and Model UN. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. However, given the low demand for places and the Inadequate Ofsted rating, this school is likely to suit families who have limited alternatives in the area or who are seeking a school that is actively working through a period of significant improvement under headteacher Simon Firth. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Cantell School, 3.9 km away.

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