Bitterne Park School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Dimond Road
Bitterne Park
Southampton
Hampshire
SO18 1BU
Phone 02380325200
Reference Number 116458

General Makeup

Number of pupils 2002
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.6%
Girls: 49.4%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 187 179 366
8 184 187 371
9 177 186 363
10 199 167 366
11 200 193 393
12 30 42 72
13 36 35 71

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 70%
White, Other 9.6%
Indian 3.7%
Asian, Other 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.3%
White & Asian 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
African 1.5%
Pakistani 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-19
Date Description Report
2024-05-08 School inspection: School inspection:
2023-01-17 School inspection School inspection
2017-11-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-07-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-06-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-01-19 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-01-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-12-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-03-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-04-30 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
43.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 36.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 53.8% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.89 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 28.33 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 6.3% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 208 13
Third Preference 141 4
From another Local Authority 38 20

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Bitterne Park Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Manor Farm Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 1NX
0.32 miles
Townhill Junior School
Benhams Road, Townhill Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 2NX
0.54 miles
Townhill Infant School
Benhams Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 2FG
0.57 miles
Mansbridge Primary School
Octavia Road, Swaythling, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 2LX
0.68 miles
CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED
57 Midanbury Lane, Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire, Hampshire, SO18 4DJ
0.69 miles
St Denys Primary School
Dundee Road, St Denys, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 2ND
0.72 miles
Moorlands Primary School
Kesteven Way, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5RJ
0.78 miles
Portswood Primary School
Somerset Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 3AA
0.82 miles
Beechwood Junior School
Juniper Road, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 4EG
0.86 miles
Glenfield Infant School
Rossington Way, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 4RN
0.92 miles
Bitterne Manor Primary School
Quayside Road, Bitterne Manor, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 1DP
0.93 miles
Swaythling Primary School
Mayfield Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 3SZ
1 miles
Harefield Primary School
Yeovil Chase, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5NZ
1.15 miles
Bassett Green Primary School
Honeysuckle Road, Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3BZ
1.15 miles
Bitterne Church of England Primary School
Brownlow Avenue, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 7BX
1.18 miles
Highfield Church of England Primary School
Hawthorn Road, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1PX
1.34 miles
Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Leaside Way, Southampton, SO16 3EP
1.37 miles
The Gregg Preparatory School
1.42 miles
Mount Pleasant Juniors
Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 0WZ
1.48 miles
Bevois Town Primary School
Cedar Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 6RU
1.49 miles
Name Distance
The Gregg School
Townhill Park House, Southampton, SO18 2GF
0.54 miles
Yarrow Heights School
Cobden Avenue, Southampton, SO18 1FS
0.66 miles
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Leaside Way, Swaythling, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3DQ
1.25 miles
Cantell School
Violet Road, Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3GJ
1.53 miles
Woodlands Community College
Minstead Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5FW
1.56 miles
Itchen College
Middle Road, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 7TB
1.56 miles
Oasis Academy Sholing
Middle Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8PH
1.76 miles
St Anne's Catholic School
Carlton Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2WZ
1.9 miles
Great Oaks School
Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 7LT
1.91 miles
The Serendipity School
399 Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6DS
2.09 miles
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane, Southampton, SO15 5RL
2.1 miles
King Edward VI School
Wilton Road, Southampton, SO15 5UQ
2.12 miles
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5ZA
2.26 miles
The Polygon School
Handel Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2FH
2.32 miles
Upper Shirley High School
Bellemoor Road, Upper Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 7QU
2.36 miles
St Mark's Church of England School
Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5TE
2.54 miles
Rosewood Free School
Aldermoor Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 5NA
2.71 miles
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Ashley Crescent, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9NA
2.81 miles
Weston Secondary School
Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9QP
2.93 miles
Wildern School
Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 4EJ
3.06 miles
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