Upper Shirley High School
Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed
Bellemoor Road, Upper Shirley, Southampton, SO15 7QU
Headmaster · Mr Christopher Sykes
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Key facts
Pupils1,062Capacity 990
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 22 January 2025
TrustHamwic Education Trust
Free school meals30.4%
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025.
Last graded inspection, 22 October 2019:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Southampton council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in SouthamptonNearby schools for the same ages
- Southampton Hospital School0.5 mi
- Regents Park Community College0.9 mi
- St Mark's Church of England School0.9 mi
- St Anne's Catholic School1.3 mi
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill1.4 mi