The Polygon School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Southampton ItchenConstituency

SO15 2FHPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Polygon School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Southampton, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 77 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 2 Dec 2025 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.4
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

92%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

83%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 77
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.