OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
6 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Southampton
Trust
Bridge Education Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
324
284 full-time ·
40 part-time
Female pupils
150
46.3% of pupils
Male pupils
174
53.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.7 pts
above England
School
26.5%
Southampton
37.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Southampton
30.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Southampton
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.4%
228
Any other White background
11.7%
38
Any other Asian background
5.6%
18
African
3.7%
12
Indian
2.2%
7
White and Black African
1.5%
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
24.7%
80 of
324 pupils
3.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.35 pts
higher than
England
School
7.56%
Southampton
7.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.18 pts
higher than
England
School
25.00%
Southampton
19.88%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
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
120.0%
31.8 pts
above England
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
120.0%
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.