Secondary
The Polygon School
Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 77 of 77 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.0
- Local authority
- Southampton
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 28.4
- Pupils per adult
- 2.5
- Pupils
- 72
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2025
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
March 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)December 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
0%
2.4
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 2.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 0 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -2.82 |
| 22/23 | -2.19 |
| 23/24 | -2.09 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 1.4 |
| 22/23 | 3.1 |
| 23/24 | 1.2 |
| 24/25 | 2.4 |
Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Southampton admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Benjamin Penfold
- Address
- Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO15 2FH
- Telephone
- 02380636776