OFSTED
17 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
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
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
619
619 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
296
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
323
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Southampton
37.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
28.5 pts
above England
School
48.8%
Southampton
30.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Southampton
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.0%
266
Any other White background
13.4%
83
Indian
8.6%
53
African
7.6%
47
Any other Asian background
6.9%
43
Any other ethnic group
5.3%
33
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
18.3%
113 of
619 pupils
2.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Southampton
68.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Writing
10.3 pts below England
School
60.0%
Southampton
67.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
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
5.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.09 pts
lower than
England
School
5.13%
Southampton
7.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.14 pts
lower than
England
School
11.67%
Southampton
19.88%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
1.39%
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
98.3%
10.1 pts
above England
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
98.3%
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.