Secondary school

Southam College

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Warwickshire
  • CV47 0JW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,046 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 32%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 11%11%2016/17: top 21%2017/18: top 18%2018/19: top 16%2021/22: top 23%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 31%2024/25: top 32%No exams

A-level results

#59 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 849.3 · West Midlands 44.18/10 Above−6.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths48.7% · West Midlands 39.3%8/10 Above
EBacc point score4.61 · West Midlands 3.819/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.08 · West Midlands −0.107/10 Above−24.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry36.59 · West Midlands 31.739/10 Top 20%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 58.4 · 230 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 51.9 · 260 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 53.4 · 230 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 54.4 · 260 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 54.7 · 264 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 50.6 · 263 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 49.6 · 264 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 49.3 · 265 pupils · West Midlands 44.1558.449.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 52% · 260 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 60% · 230 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 60% · 260 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 58% · 264 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 51% · 263 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 50.4% · 264 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 48.7% · 265 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%60%48.7%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 35.53 · 130 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 34.87 · 130 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 35.08 · 162 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 33.35 · 127 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 40.9 · 129 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 33.5 · 142 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 37.81 · 152 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 36.59 · 129 pupils · West Midlands 31.7340.933.35No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.8%
237 of 297 who put it first2014 · 71.0%2026 · 79.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st297237
2nd9812
3rd605

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • Post-16 provisionStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2014Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2021Outstanding
  5. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,637
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.9%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support20.0%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)9.7%
Persistently absent pupils23.9%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

99.2% full · 1,650 places · 282 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 82.1
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 24.6
  • Other support 28.2

Teachers 91.1 FTE · Whole workforce 144 · 170 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,103
Spend per pupil£6,761
Staff spend per pupil£5,386
Reserve per pupil£586
  • +£951,000revenue reserve
  • +£555,000in-year balance

Grants £6,861 · self-generated £243 · premises £257 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,287,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

264 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.3%
  • Education83.7%
  • Apprenticeship4.5%
  • Employment3%
  • Not sustained6.4%
  • Unknown2.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

166 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.3%
  • Education53.6%
  • Higher education51.2%
  • Apprenticeship6%
  • Employment27.7%
  • Not sustained10.8%
  • Unknown1.8%