Oasis Academy Lord's Hill

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is currently underperforming, as reflected in its overall effectiveness rating of inadequate. The school has struggled with pupil achievement and attendance, with many students leaving without the necessary qualifications for future opportunities. Leadership changes have contributed to a lack of consistency in teaching quality, affecting students' engagement and learning experiences. Additionally, the behavior of some pupils has created an environment that is not conducive to education, with instances of disrespect toward staff and an overall lack of adherence to behavior expectations.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from a comprehensive careers advice and support program.
• The school promotes understanding of equalities and diversity through initiatives like 'culture days'.
• Students feel confident reporting concerns about bullying.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent quality of teaching and curriculum implementation.
• Low pupil attendance and disengagement in learning.
• Unacceptable behavior from pupils is too common and not consistently addressed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Oasis Academy Lord's Hill attended 81.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 45.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 22.2% of pupils at Oasis Academy Lord's Hill were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Oasis Academy Lord's Hill had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.2% of pupils at Oasis Academy Lord's Hill were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Oasis Academy Lord's Hill received £11,029 and spent £9,920 for each of its 762 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £668,000 (£877 per pupil).

Across all 56 schools of Oasis Community Learning, income was £9,249 and spending £9,031 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• Oasis Academy Sholing Southampton
• Oasis Academy Mayfield Southampton
• Oasis Academy Brislington Bristol
• Oasis Academy John Williams Bristol
• Oasis Academy New Oak Bristol
• Oasis Academy Daventry Road Bristol
• Oasis Academy Connaught Bristol
• Oasis Academy Marksbury Road Bedminster
• Oasis Academy Temple Quarter Bristol
• Oasis Academy Byron Coulsdon

What is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is Inadequate, from an inspection in November 2025.

When was Oasis Academy Lord's Hill last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill was last inspected in November 2025.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Lord's Hill have?

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill has 667 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Lord's Hill cover?

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Oasis Academy Lord's Hill's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.7, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill?

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is at Romsey Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 8FA.