SCHOOL PROFILE

Valentine Primary School & Nursery

Primary Community school URN 132025
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 570 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 453 453 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 207 45.7% of pupils
Male pupils 246 54.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.1%
25.3 pts above England
School 50.1%
Southampton 37.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.0%
9.3 pts below England
School 11.0%
Southampton 30.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
Southampton 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.1%
372
Any other White background
6.4%
29
African
2.2%
10
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
6
Pakistani
1.1%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.9% 99 of 453 pupils
1.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.9%
Southampton 23.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.1% 82 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 30
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
No specialist assessment yet 16
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Other difficulty or disability 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

41.0% 19.4 pts below England
School 41.0%
Southampton 55.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

56.0%

17.8 pts below England

School 56.0%
Southampton 68.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

59.0%

11.3 pts below England

School 59.0%
Southampton 67.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.28 pts higher than England
School 7.50%
Southampton 7.24%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.28 pts higher than England
School 23.09%
Southampton 19.88%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.10 pts higher than England
School 1.91%
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

79.5% 8.7 pts below England
Valentine Primary School & Nursery
79.5%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information