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Wildern School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 4EJ · wildern.org · 01489 783473
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,674
- 88% of 1,900 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 266 families put the school first and 292 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 292 | 266 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 285 | 244 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 294 | 227 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 329 | 280 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 347 | 331 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.6, and 51.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.3 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 62.5 | −5.1 |
| Further education | 27.7 | +7.9 |
| Other education | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Wildern School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (665 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 665
- 36% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 140 parents (21%) with SEND