Testwood 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 24/06/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Testwood Lane, Southampton, SO40 3ZW
Website: http://www.testwoodschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02380862146
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Jennifer Pitman
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137315

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1215
Number of Pupils: 772
Number of Boys: 387
Number of Girls: 385

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.09 Confidence interval -0.31 to 0.12
Of the 142 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 140 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:11%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.45
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakfield Primary School
Sylvia Crescent , Totton SO40 3LN 		1out of 4 671 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lydlynch Infant School
Lydlynch Road, , Totton SO40 3DW 		3out of 4 917 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Abbotswood Junior School
Ringwood Road , Totton SO40 8EB 		3out of 4 1,068 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Eling Infant School and Nursery
School Road , Totton SO40 9HX 		3out of 4 1,539 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Calmore Junior School
Calmore Drive , Calmore SO40 2ZZ 		3out of 4 1,655 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Testwood School
Testwood Lane , Totton SO40 3ZW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Redbridge Community School
Cuckmere Lane , SO16 9RJ 		3out of 4 2,014 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hounsdown School
Jacobs Gutter Lane , Totton SO40 9FT 		4out of 4 2,528 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Romsey Road , SO16 8FA 		3out of 4 3,157 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest Park School
Ringwood Road , Totton SO40 8DZ 		3out of 4 1,031 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
GLADE School
49 Junction Road , Totton SO40 3BU 		- not rated 1,040 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Compass School
Green Lane , Millbrook SO16 9FQ 		3out of 4 3,081 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Cedar School
Redbridge Lane , Nursling SO16 0XN 		3out of 4 3,231 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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