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Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Mansion Road, Freemantle, Southampton SO15 3BQ · freemantleacademy.com · 023 8022 7925
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southampton 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 429
- 92% of 465 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33%
- First language not English
- 62%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 36 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Freemantle Church of England Community Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 57
- 13% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (18%) with SEND