Woodlands Community College

State-Funded School

woodlands-community-college-southampton-south-east

South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Southampton ItchenConstituency

SO18 5FWPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Woodlands Community College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Southampton, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 907 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 15.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.07

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

907

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 907
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Oct 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Feb 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.