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The Polygon School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Foundation special school
Handel Terrace, Southampton SO15 2FH · polygon.southampton.sch.uk · 023 8063 6776
On the mapSearch near SO15 2FH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 2.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Southampton 41.9, England 46
- Pupils
- 77
- 99% of 78 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 83.1%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2.4, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southampton it was 41.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼2.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.00 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 5.3 | −24.7 |
| Further education | 10.5 | −19.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 31.6 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 52.6 | +42.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Polygon School on 2 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Dec 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Positive
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 22% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (6%) whose child was bullied
based on 17 parents (100%) with SEND