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30 nearest schools to SO16 4AS
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases 196 pupils | Primary | 2–11 | Requires improvement Report | 0.0 mi |
| Tanners Brook Primary School 390 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Report | 0.3 mi |
| Newlands Primary School 420 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Report | 0.4 mi |
| Regents Park Community College 812 pupils | Secondary | 11–16 | Report | 0.5 mi |
| Redbridge Primary School 206 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Report | 0.6 mi |
| Redbridge Community School 1,106 pupils | Secondary | 11–16 | Good Report | 0.6 mi |
| Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School 372 pupils | Primary | 2–11 | Report | 0.7 mi |
| Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 367 pupils | Primary | 2–11 | Report | 0.8 mi |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 412 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Report | 0.8 mi |
| Foundry Lane Primary School 492 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Requires improvement Report | 0.8 mi |
| Compass School 40 pupils | Pupil referral unit | 5–16 | Good Report | 0.8 mi |
| Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School 619 pupils | Primary | 2–11 | Report | 0.9 mi |
| Southampton Hospital School 1 pupils | Academy alternative provision converter | 4–16 | Report | 1.1 mi |
| Shirley Junior School 361 pupils | Primary | 7–11 | Report | 1.2 mi |
| Shirley Infant School 266 pupils | Primary | 4–7 | Report | 1.2 mi |
| Fairisle Infant and Nursery School 324 pupils | Primary | 2–7 | Report | 1.3 mi |
| Fairisle Junior School 375 pupils | Primary | 7–11 | Report | 1.3 mi |
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill 667 pupils | Secondary | 11–16 | Inadequate Report | 1.4 mi |
| Upper Shirley High School 1,062 pupils | Secondary | 11–16 | Good Report | 1.4 mi |
| St Mark's Church of England School 1,129 pupils | All-through | 4–16 | Good Report | 1.4 mi |
| Freemantle Church of England Community Academy 429 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Report | 1.4 mi |
| The Cedar School 86 pupils | Community special school | 2–16 | Report | 1.4 mi |
| Eling Infant School and Nursery 160 pupils | Primary | 4–7 | Report | 1.5 mi |
| GLADE School 28 pupils | Other independent special school | 11–19 | Report | 1.5 mi |
| King Edward VI School 989 pupils | Other independent school | 10–19 | Report | 1.6 mi |
| Richard Taunton Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | Report | 1.6 mi |
| Hollybrook Junior School 242 pupils | Primary | 7–11 | Report | 1.6 mi |
| Rosewood Free School 77 pupils | Free schools special | 2–19 | Report | 1.6 mi |
| Hollybrook Infant School 160 pupils | Primary | 4–7 | Good Report | 1.7 mi |
| Nursling Church of England Primary School 195 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Good Report | 1.7 mi |
Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single grade. Distances are straight-line, and catchment areas are set by the council or school.
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Catchment areas and admissions. Every school has admission criteria, set by the council for community schools and by the school itself for academies, free schools and faith schools. Most give priority to looked-after children and siblings, then to distance, but some use catchment maps, faith or aptitude. Last year's "furthest distance offered" figure, which most councils publish, is far more useful than a straight-line distance.
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