Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, Southampton

In its own words: "Welcome to Oasis Academy Lord's Hill. These are tremendously exciting times for the Academy and we are delighted to be working in partnership with our students, their families and the wider community to release their enormous potential. We want to be an outstanding school, not for the badge or to lord it over others."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are delighted that you're considering our academy for your child(ren). We are incredibly proud of our students and the confident, well rounded young people we see them blossom into throughout their time with us, and we hope that this prospectus reflects that and what we can offer you."

In 2026, pupils at Oasis Academy Lord's Hill averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.1 in Southampton and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Southampton and 47% in England.

That is up from 37 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.91: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.3, against 45.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Oasis Academy Lord's Hill as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 151 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oasis Academy Lord's Hill are Regents Park Community College (1 mile); Redbridge Community School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 29.1); Upper Shirley High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Testwood School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39).

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is one of 58 schools run by Oasis Community Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.1 in 2024/25.

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (as of April 2026): 51% would recommend the school, 56% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (23%).

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

49.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Black (12%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 128 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 4 (0.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Green Lane (nw-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oasis Academy Lord's Hill stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Lord's Hill issued 764 suspensions, 100.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Oasis Academy Lord's Hill are Fairisle Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles), Fairisle Junior School (0.4 miles), Newlands Primary School (0.5 miles) and Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.