Wyvern College, Eastleigh
Wyvern College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Eastleigh. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 30th-highest of the 69 schools in Hampshire with published results, and 1,534th of 3,298 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Wyvern College in detail
Wyvern College in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Wyvern College. We believe that education is the basis for success in life; We see it as our task to draw out of our students all that is good within them: their personal qualities, their interests and their talents."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at Wyvern College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Hampshire and 47 across England.
52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Hampshire and 47% in England.
That is up from 44.8 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.01: pupils made about 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 36.1, against 49.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.3 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and History.
Getting a place at Wyvern College
For September 2026 entry, 242 families put Wyvern College as their first choice and 564 named it as one of their preferences, for 264 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Wyvern College are Deer Park School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3); Crestwood Community School (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.7); Wildern School (2.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4); and Woodlands Community College (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 31.6).
Wyvern College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Deer Park SchoolCrestwood Community SchoolWildern SchoolWoodlands Community College
Where pupils go next
Of the 268 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Who goes there
4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hedge End Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wyvern School Stop (grounds), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wyvern College stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wyvern College issued 340 suspensions, 25.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Wyvern College are Fair Oak Junior School (under 0.1 miles), Fair Oak Infant School (0.1 miles), Stoke Park Infant School (1.3 miles) and Stoke Park Junior School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Fair Oak Junior SchoolFair Oak Infant SchoolStoke Park Infant SchoolStoke Park Junior School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2014 inspection - down from Outstanding.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
21.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.01 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 49.1 to 46.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 52% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 46.6 | 52.3% |
| Disadvantaged(54) | - | 36.1 | 29.6% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(206) | - | 49.4 | 58.3% |
| Boys(127) | - | 44.9 | 47.2% |
| Girls(133) | - | 48.3 | 57.1% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(16) | - | 51.8 | 50% |
| Non mobile(253) | - | 46.8 | 53% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 8 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 268 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
340
Suspensions
25.54%
Suspension rate
137 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,331 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Latest from Wyvern College
thisWeek@Wyvern Issue 5 1st October 2026
1 Oct 2026
thisWeek@Wyvern Issue 4 24th September 2026
24 Sep 2026
thisWeek@Wyvern Issue 3 17th September 2026
17 Sep 2026
thisWeek@Wyvern Issue 2 10th September 2026
10 Sep 2026
thisWeek@Wyvern Issue 1 3rd September 2026
3 Sep 2026
Attached document: Proposed and Potential Trips 2026-27
From Wyvern College's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Wyvern College is in Hampshire; for families living there:
Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
1,328 pupils
1,350 places
22 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Eastleigh
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Eastleigh
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,392
Applications
13,874
Got 1st preference
90.1%
Got preferred school
97.6%
All secondary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
212
SEN Support
60
EHC Plans
20.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,313
Total Pupils
656
Boys
657
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
97
Teachers
13.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,821
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,697
Per pupil
£9521k
Total funding
£284k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.1%
Overall absence
20.9%
Persistent absence
1,375
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Wyvern College
What are GCSE results like at Wyvern College?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Wyvern College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 46.6. 52% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Wyvern College's Ofsted rating?
Wyvern College's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Wyvern College?
No fixed boundary. When Wyvern College is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Wyvern College?
Wyvern College was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Wyvern College?
Classes at Wyvern College average 23.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wyvern College?
Wyvern College has around 1313 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wyvern College?
8.1% of sessions were missed at Wyvern College in 2024/25. 20.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wyvern College?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wyvern College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Wyvern College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wyvern College?
Wyvern College is at Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7AN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)