OFSTED
24 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
13 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Southampton
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
196
186 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
83
42.3% of pupils
Male pupils
113
57.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
32.9 pts
above England
School
57.7%
Southampton
37.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.3 pts
above England
School
31.6%
Southampton
30.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.2 pts
above England
School
8.2%
Southampton
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.2%
118
African
12.2%
24
Any other White background
7.7%
15
Any other Asian background
6.6%
13
Any other ethnic group
3.6%
7
Indian
2.6%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
37.8%
74 of
196 pupils
16.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
19.0%
41.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
48.0%
Reading
25.8 pts below England
School
48.0%
Southampton
68.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
35.0%
Writing
35.3 pts below England
School
35.0%
Southampton
67.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
23.0%
Maths
49.0 pts below England
School
23.0%
Southampton
67.3%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.28 pts
higher than
England
School
10.50%
Southampton
7.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.53%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.71 pts
higher than
England
School
34.53%
Southampton
19.88%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.34 pts
higher than
England
School
3.14%
Southampton
2.32%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.7%
6.5 pts
below England
Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases
81.7%
Southampton
92.3%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.