Woodlands Community College is a state-funded secondary school in Southampton, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 907 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (13 Sept 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 35.5 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 192 first-preference applications and 180 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 13 Sept 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
Published 16 Oct 2022.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Southampton |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 180 |
| First-preference applications | 192 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 365 |
| First-preference offers | 172 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 35.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 40.3% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 15.9% |
| EBacc entry | 24.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 14.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 5.7% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.07 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 0.8% |
| Sixth-form college | 48.8% |
| Further education college | 24.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6% |
| Employment | 3.1% |
| Not sustained | 12.6% |
| Unknown | 7.9% |
Cohort: 127 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 79.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
15.3 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.25% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 8% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 76% |
| White other | 9.2% |
| Mixed | 6.9% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Other | 0.9% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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