St Anne's Catholic School, Southampton

In its own words: "St Anne’s is a highly successful school with Jesus Christ at the heart of our community. Inspired by his example and teaching, we work together to strive to be the best that we can be and to live life to the full."

In 2026, pupils at St Anne's Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.1 in Southampton and 47 across England.

67% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Southampton and 47% in England.

That is down from 55.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.72: pupils made well above 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 51.7, against 55.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 167 families put St Anne's Catholic School as their first choice and 350 named it as one of their preferences, for 205 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Anne's Catholic School are St Mark's Church of England School (0.8 miles, Good); Upper Shirley High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); Regents Park Community College (1.7 miles); and Cantell School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 43.1).

St Anne's Catholic School's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Of the 215 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 5% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 59 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), White British (17%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 101 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 17 (1.4%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Southampton Central Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Annes School (outside), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1384 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Southampton (352), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Anne's Catholic School issued 131 suspensions, 10.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to St Anne's Catholic School are Banister Primary School (0.2 miles), Springhill Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Bevois Town Primary School (0.4 miles) and Mount Pleasant Juniors (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.