Bitterne Park School is a secondary school located in Southampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dimond Road, Southampton, SO18 1BU
Website: http://www.bitterneparkschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 02380325200
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Southampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stewart Roderick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116458

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1980
Number of Pupils: 1990
Number of Boys: 1017
Number of Girls: 973

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.08 Confidence interval -0.23 to 0.07
Of the 296 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 289 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:21%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.37
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hardmoor Early Years Centre
Leaside Way , Bassett Green SO16 3EP
3out of 4 2,406 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bitterne Park Primary School
Manor Farm Road , SO18 1NX
4out of 4 559 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Townhill Junior School
Benhams Road , Townhill Park SO18 2NX
2out of 4 957 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Townhill Infant School
Benhams Road , SO18 2FG
4out of 4 1,005 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mansbridge Primary School
Octavia Road , Swaythling SO18 2LX
3out of 4 1,196 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Denys Primary School
Dundee Road , St Denys SO17 2ND
3out of 4 1,272 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bitterne Park School
Dimond Road , Bitterne Park SO18 1BU
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Leaside Way , Swaythling SO16 3DQ
3out of 4 2,202 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cantell School
Violet Road , Bassett SO16 3GJ
3out of 4 2,688 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodlands Community College
Minstead Avenue , SO18 5FW
2out of 4 2,745 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Sholing
Middle Road , Sholing SO19 8PH
2out of 4 3,101 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Itchen College
Middle Road , Bitterne SO19 7TB
- not rated 2,750 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gregg School
Townhill Park House , Cutbush Lane SO18 2GF
- not rated 941 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Yarrow Heights School
104-106 Cobden Avenue , Bitterne Park SO18 1FS
- not rated 1,168 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Charlton House Independent School
55 MIDANBURY LANE , Bitterne Park SO18 4DJ
- not rated 1,217 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Southampton
Highfield , SO17 1BJ
- not rated 2,154 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Gregg Preparatory School
17-19 Winn Road , Southampton SO17 1EJ
- not rated 2,490 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.