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St Anne's Catholic School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Carlton Road, Southampton SO15 2WZ · st-annes.uk.com · 023 8032 8200
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Southampton 41.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,189
- 110 over 1,079 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34%
- First language not English
- 33.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 99% 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 | 205 | 167 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 166 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 228 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 211 | 191 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 227 | 187 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.6, and 66.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southampton it was 41.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲66.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.8 | −3.9 |
| Sixth form college | 74.9 | +6.9 |
| Further education | 5.1 | −2.4 |
| Other education | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 students | C (30.9) | Below average -0.32 | |
| 79 students | C (31) | Below average -0.32 | |
| 32 students | Merit (25.1) | Below average -0.42 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 56 | C (30) | -0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 77 | C (31.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 56 | B- (37.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 73 | C (30.6) | -0.40 |
| 2017/18 | 31 | C (31.7) | -0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 63 | C+ (32.8) | -0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 69 | D+ (24) | -0.35 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64.4 | −0.7 |
| Other education | 3.4 | −1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | — |
| Employment | 15.3 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Anne's Catholic School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2016
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2024Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 55
- 4% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (29%) with SEND