Bitterne Park School
Foundation school · sixth form · 2,036 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.1
Academy sponsor led
Oasis Academy Mayfield
- Pupils on roll
- 884of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 171
- Ofsted
- Good, 23 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Woolston School Language College (URN 116452); Grove Park Business and Enterprise College (URN 116455).
What the data says
Of the 163 pupils who finished Year 11 at Oasis Academy Mayfield in 2023, 46% moved to a sixth form college, 33% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 46% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.0 against 46.1 across England and 41.9 in Southampton, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 83% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Southampton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Oasis Academy Mayfield | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 163 | 2,315 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 5% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 46% | 53% | 13% |
| — further education college | 33% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Oasis Academy Mayfield | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.0 | 41.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 82% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 39% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.0 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 40.7 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 15% | 30% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 171 | 100% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 56% |
| English Literature | 171 | 100% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 59% |
| Mathematics | 171 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 51% |
| French | 142 | 83% | 18% | 4% | 29% | 24% |
| Combined Science | 127 | 74% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 31% |
| Geography | 111 | 65% | 41% | 8% | 25% | 41% |
| History | 60 | 35% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 37% |
| Physics | 42 | 25% | 23% | 5% | 46% | 79% |
| Biology | 42 | 25% | 23% | 2% | 45% | 88% |
| Chemistry | 42 | 25% | 23% | 2% | 47% | 79% |
| Fine Art | 35 | 20% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 37% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 18% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 53% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 21 | 12% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 52% |
| Polish | 9 | 5% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 4% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 67% |
| Music | 4 | 2% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 72 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 43 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 19 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 11 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 4 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Southampton
Cantell School
Foundation school · 1,313 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Academy sponsor led · 667 pupils
69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
Oasis Academy Sholing
Academy sponsor led · 1,030 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Redbridge Community School
Foundation school · 1,106 pupils
67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 32.2
Regents Park Community College
Academy converter · 812 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.