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Upper Shirley High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Bellemoor Road
 Upper Shirley
 Southampton
 Hampshire SO15 7QU
Telephone: 023 8032 5333

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Upper Shirley High School
Trust: Hamwic Education Trust
Sponsor: Hamwic Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headmaster: Mr Christopher Sykes (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Stuart Woods
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 64.63 / 15.48
Non-teaching Staff*: 50.57
Number of pupils: 1062
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.4
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 30.40% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 41.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 48.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Southampton
Constituency: Southampton, Test
Electoral Ward: Shirley
School Number: 8524275

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 22nd October 2019 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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