Compare Deer Park School and Thornden School and Wildern School
Comparison of secondary schools: Deer Park School (Secondary) in Southampton; Thornden School (Secondary) in Eastleigh; Wildern School (Secondary) in Southampton — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Deer Park School, Thornden School and Wildern School. They are secondary phase and free schools and academy converter type located around Southampton, Hampshire and Eastleigh, Hampshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Deer Park School), published Jan 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Wildern School (May 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,300, combined total ≈ 3,950, typical FSM 10–15%, range 5–10%–15–20%; spread across trusts such as RAISE EDUCATION TRUST and HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD.
| Attribute |
Deer Park School
SO30 2HT
|
Thornden School
SO53 2DW
|
Wildern School
SO30 4EJ
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Free schools | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Southampton Hampshire SO30 2HT |
Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 2DW |
Southampton Hampshire SO30 4EJ |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 28 Jan 2024 | 2 21 Sep 2022 | 2 23 May 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 700 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,800 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1050 | 1400 | 1900 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | RAISE EDUCATION TRUST | HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD | RAISE EDUCATION TRUST |
| Website | www.deerparksecondary.org | www.thornden.hants.sch.uk | www.wildern.org |
| Telephone | 01489351100 | 02380269722 | 01489783473 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
Deer Park School
SO30 2HT
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Free schools
- Location
- Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 2HT - Ofsted
- 2 28 Jan 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 700 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- RAISE EDUCATION TRUST
- Website
- www.deerparksecondary.org
- Telephone
- 01489351100
Thornden School
SO53 2DW
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 2DW - Ofsted
- 2 21 Sep 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Website
- www.thornden.hants.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 02380269722
Wildern School
SO30 4EJ
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 4EJ - Ofsted
- 2 23 May 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,800 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- RAISE EDUCATION TRUST
- Website
- www.wildern.org
- Telephone
- 01489783473
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