Schools in Southampton

59 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Southampton

Primary

Offered their first choice 93.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 84.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,122
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 8.8 points higher than in 2016, when it was 84.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,745 places for 2,122 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 83.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 91.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,668
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 83.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.7 points lower than in 2016, when it was 91.1%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,620 places for 2,668 applications, which is 48 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Southampton lodged 172 appeals about a school place.

129 of them were heard by a panel and 32 succeeded, which is about 25 in every 100 heard.

The other 43 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
St Mark's Church of England School Southampton	1.33	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Southampton by first preferences per place
Schools in SO14 (5)
Schools in SO15 (10)
Schools in SO16 (18)
Schools in SO17 (4)
Schools in SO18 (9)
Schools in SO19 (15)
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