The Polygon School is a 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 09/12/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 22.6%, which is 18.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Handel Terrace, Southampton

School Information

Address: Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH
Website: http://www.polygon.southampton.sch.uk
Telephone: 02380636776
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Southampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anne Mary Hendon-John
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116624

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 70
Number of Pupils: 69
Number of Boys: 69
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 22.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 58.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.53 Confidence interval -3.17 to -1.88
Of the 15 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 15 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:33%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.1
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springhill Catholic Primary School
Milton Road , SO15 2HW
4out of 4 408 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Banister Primary School
Archers Road , SO15 2LS
3out of 4 796 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Mark's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Stafford Road , Shirley SO15 5TE
3out of 4 1,030 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
Mansion Road , Freemantle SO15 3BQ
3out of 4 1,061 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ascupart Street , SO14 1LU
3out of 4 1,429 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anne's Catholic School
Carlton Road , SO15 2WZ
4out of 4 752 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Upper Shirley High School
Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU
3out of 4 2,444 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Regents Park Community College
King Edward Avenue , SO16 4GW
3out of 4 2,680 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southampton City College
St Mary Street , SO14 1AR
- not rated 1,594 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane , SO15 5RL
- not rated 1,989 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Polygon School
Handel Terrace , SO15 2FH
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Southampton Solent University
East Park Terrace , SO14 0YN
- not rated 1,016 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fitrah Sips Ltd
55 Northumberland Road , SO14 0EJ
- not rated 1,517 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI School
Wilton Road , SO15 5UQ
- not rated 1,550 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Gregg Preparatory School
17-19 Winn Road , Southampton SO17 1EJ
- not rated 1,975 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.