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Special school
Good
Special school
The Polygon School
Secondary
Handel Terrace, Southampton, SO152FH
023 8063 6776


School Profile

GENDER
Boys
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
64

The Polygon School is a Special school (Foundation special school). The school consists of boys aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 70. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 09 Dec 2016.


PUPIL MIX
64 boys
PUPILS PER TEACHER
4.5
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
73.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
1.6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
58.2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
Not available
EHC PLAN
Not available
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • 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


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
0.6
Local Authority
44.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
0%
Local Authority
36%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 0% 35% 40%
EBacc average point score 0.1 3.83 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

09 Dec 2016

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions

Admissions data is not available for this school.




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
33%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 25% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 8% 5% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 0% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 58% 7% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
2
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£155,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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