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Wyvern College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh SO50 7AN · wyverncollege.org.uk · 023 8069 2679
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,313
- 97% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 242 families put the school first and 264 places were offered; 100% 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 | 264 | 242 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 288 | 263 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 259 | 259 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 262 | 235 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 256 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.8, and 43.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.26 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 64.6 | +8.4 |
| Further education | 25.4 | −1.2 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.2 | −4.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wyvern College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (441 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 441
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 101 parents (23%) with SEND