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School · SpecialiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The Polygon School

Foundation special school in Southampton (Southampton).

Pupils
77
on roll
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Dec 2025
Attendance rate
82.2%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
6.2
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
83.1%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
99%
77 / 78 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
7.8%
2024/25

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About the school

URN
116624
Type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Boys
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Forest School
  • Trauma Informed Schools

Awards

4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment
  • International School AwardRecognised award
  • Food for LifeRecognised award
  • Modeshift STARSRecognised award

Governing body (10 current, 0 former)

Special schools governing body.

2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Andrea FaustinoChair of GovernorsAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Carley Sefton-WilsonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Miss Leah BallGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Sarvenaz SohrabiGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Susan PatrickGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Ben Penfold Confirmed same personGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2022
Mr Akash PuranikGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030
Mr Christopher MorleyGovernorElected by school staffsince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Andy DyerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Elizabeth irving Confirmed same personGovernance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professionalsince 2018

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record