Regents Park Community College
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Southampton · SO16 4GW · Southampton
Ages 11–16
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: InadequateURN 135628
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Academy sponsor led · Southampton · SO16 8FA
Ages 11–16 · 667 pupils · Southampton
Ofsted
Inadequate
Attainment 8
37.5
Overall absence
14.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Inadequate
Inspection date
2024-06-04
Category of concern
SWK
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.91
−20+2
Attainment 837.5
English & maths grade 5+35%
English & maths grade 4+52%
EBacc entry25%
EBacc APS: 3.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence14.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)44.5%
Unauthorised8.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 8.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 947
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill74%
667 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 667
- Boys / girls
- 375 / 292
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 667 / 900 (74%)
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
- FSM pupils
- 330
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Academy trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Firth
Location
- Address
- Romsey Road
- Postcode
- SO16 8FA
- Town
- Southampton
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Southampton
- District
- Southampton
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Southampton, Southampton, 667 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 49.5%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Redbridge Community School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Secondary
Southampton · SO16 9RJ · Southampton
Ages 11–16
- Att832.2
- P8-1.0
- Absence13.9%
1.0 miles away
Upper Shirley High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Southampton · SO15 7QU · Southampton
Ages 11–16
- Att849.2
- P80.1
- Absence8.0%
1.4 miles away
Testwood School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Southampton · SO40 3ZW · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
- Att834.8
- P8-1.0
- Absence11.8%
1.8 miles away
Cantell School
Ofsted: OutstandingFoundation school · Secondary
Southampton · SO16 3GJ · Southampton
Ages 11–16
- Att845.6
- P80.2
- Absence7.9%
2.4 miles away
St Anne's Catholic School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Southampton · SO15 2WZ · Southampton
Ages 11–18
- Att856.3
- P80.7
- Absence7.1%
2.5 miles away
Hounsdown School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Southampton · SO40 9FT · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
- Att846.6
- P8-0.2
- Absence8.8%
2.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Firth
- Telephone
- 02380393660