Deer Park School
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
Southampton · SO30 2HT · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
- Absence5.3%
- FSM20.9%
- Demand1.47
2.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 138184
Wyvern College
Academy converter · Eastleigh · SO50 7AN
Ages 11–16 · 1,313 pupils · Hampshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
50.4
Overall absence
8.2%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-02-01
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.01
−20+2
Attainment 850.4
English & maths grade 5+53%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry39%
EBacc APS: 4.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised2.2%
- Authorised absence
- 6.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,368
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
259
Places offered
259
1st-preference offers
249
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 528
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 259
- Applications from outside LA
- 5
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 3
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill97%
1,313 pupils · 1,350 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,313
- Boys / girls
- 656 / 657
- School capacity
- 1,350
- Capacity fill
- 1,313 / 1,350 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- FSM pupils
- 283
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: WYVERN COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- WYVERN COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Rule
Location
- Address
- Botley Road, Fair Oak
- Postcode
- SO50 7AN
- Town
- Eastleigh
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- District
- Eastleigh
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- 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 converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Eastleigh, Hampshire, 1,313 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Crestwood Community School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Eastleigh · SO50 4FZ · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
- Att834.6
- P8-0.7
- EM5+24%
- Absence10.6%
2.8 miles away
Wildern School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Southampton · SO30 4EJ · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
- Att849.7
- P80.1
- EM5+49%
- Absence9.5%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Rule
- Telephone
- 02380692679