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St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled
Ascupart Street, Southampton SO14 1LU · stmaryspri.org.uk · 023 8022 3930
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southampton 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 624
- 95% of 660 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 81.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 67 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 57 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Southampton it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 16
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied