Southampton Hospital School, Southampton

From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Nell Giles, Headteacher of Southampton Hospital School, a unique educational setting based in Southampton General Hospital which serves the needs of children with medical conditions across the South of England."

Across Southampton, 83% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 93% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Southampton lodged 152 appeals against secondary school offers; 114 reached a hearing and 32 succeeded (28.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Southampton Hospital School are Upper Shirley High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); Regents Park Community College (0.7 miles); Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (0.9 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 38.7); and St Mark's Church of England School (1.1 miles, Good).

Southampton Hospital School is one of 37 schools run by Hamwic Education Trust, an academy trust.

0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 100% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Almost every pupil at Southampton Hospital School has an education, health and care plan (1 of 1 in 2026). The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is General Hospital A&E, 210 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Southampton Hospital School are Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School (0.3 miles), Shirley Infant School (0.4 miles), Shirley Junior School (0.4 miles) and Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.