OFSTED
7 June 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Southampton
Trust
HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
361
361 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
188
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
173
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.1 pts
below England
School
19.7%
Southampton
37.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.7 pts
above England
School
23.0%
Southampton
30.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Southampton
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.7%
230
White and Asian
6.1%
22
Any other White background
5.3%
19
Any other ethnic group
4.7%
17
Indian
4.4%
16
Any other Asian background
4.2%
15
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
17.7%
64 of
361 pupils
3.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
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
48.0%
12.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Southampton
68.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Writing
5.3 pts below England
School
65.0%
Southampton
67.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Maths
12.0 pts below England
School
60.0%
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
4.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.39 pts
lower than
England
School
4.82%
Southampton
7.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.43 pts
lower than
England
School
9.38%
Southampton
19.88%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
1.34%
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
100.3%
12.1 pts
above England
Shirley Junior School
100.3%
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.