Southampton school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (13)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Bitterne Park School	332	702	336	297	2.1 per offer
Cantell School	239	682	318	225	2.9 per offer
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill	151	81	42	42	0.5 per offer
Oasis Academy Mayfield	178	317	125	125	1.8 per offer
Oasis Academy Sholing	209	412	225	192	2.0 per offer
Redbridge Community School	223	320	230	219	1.4 per offer
Regents Park Community College	146	351	124	119	2.4 per offer
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton	191	608	299	188	3.2 per offer
St Anne's Catholic School	205	350	167	166	1.7 per offer
St Mark's Church of England School	113	473	150	85	4.2 per offer
Upper Shirley High School	215	559	248	197	2.6 per offer
Weston Secondary School	116	130	70	70	1.1 per offer
Woodlands Community College	180	365	192	172	2.0 per offer

Primary schools (47)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Banister Primary School	55	133	37	37	2.4 per offer
Bassett Green Primary School	48	79	48	48	1.6 per offer
Bevois Town Primary School	33	74	31	31	2.2 per offer
Bitterne Church of England Primary School	46	107	41	41	2.3 per offer
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School	28	84	35	28	3.0 per offer
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools	89	182	88	84	2.0 per offer
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School	56	100	55	55	1.8 per offer
Foundry Lane Primary School	42	91	42	42	2.2 per offer
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy	28	63	26	26	2.3 per offer
Glenfield Infant School	58	122	63	56	2.1 per offer
Harefield Primary School	39	52	39	39	1.3 per offer
Highfield Church of England Primary School	43	117	58	42	2.7 per offer
Hightown Primary School	28	45	30	26	1.6 per offer
Hollybrook Infant School	46	116	41	41	2.5 per offer
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools	59	113	60	55	1.9 per offer
Hope Community School Southampton	13	33	13	13	2.5 per offer
Kanes Hill Primary School	43	74	40	40	1.7 per offer
Ludlow Infant Academy	61	139	57	57	2.3 per offer
Mansbridge Primary School	16	29	16	16	1.8 per offer
Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools	39	71	36	36	1.8 per offer
Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases	8	19	8	8	2.4 per offer
Moorlands Primary School	53	108	48	48	2.0 per offer
Mount Pleasant Infants	60	74	58	58	1.2 per offer
Newlands Primary School	40	69	38	38	1.7 per offer
Oakwood Primary School	50	85	49	49	1.7 per offer
Portswood Primary School	45	127	40	40	2.8 per offer
Redbridge Primary School	28	51	35	28	1.8 per offer
Shirley Infant School	85	152	83	83	1.8 per offer
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School	34	51	34	34	1.5 per offer
Sholing Infant School	85	170	78	78	2.0 per offer
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools	28	71	31	28	2.5 per offer
Springhill Catholic Primary School	87	204	126	86	2.3 per offer
St Denys Primary School	29	77	30	28	2.7 per offer
St John's Primary and Nursery School	41	60	42	41	1.5 per offer
St Mark's Church of England School	43	113	39	39	2.6 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery	58	88	56	56	1.5 per offer
St Monica Primary School	43	83	43	41	1.9 per offer
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	59	130	73	54	2.2 per offer
Swaythling Primary School	27	76	25	25	2.8 per offer
Tanners Brook Primary School	52	76	50	50	1.5 per offer
Thornhill Primary School	25	44	25	25	1.8 per offer
Townhill Infant School	25	47	25	25	1.9 per offer
Valentine Primary School & Nursery	30	48	28	28	1.6 per offer
Weston Park Primary School	34	62	33	33	1.8 per offer
Weston Shore Infant School	23	42	23	23	1.8 per offer
Woolston Infant School	58	133	56	50	2.3 per offer
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School	44	105	44	44	2.4 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Southampton secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.