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Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Victor Street, Shirley, Southampton SO15 5LH · wordsworthprimary.co.uk · 023 8077 6397
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- 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
- 619
- 19 over 600 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
- First language not English
- 48.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 44 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 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 65 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 75 | 68 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 80 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% 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 | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 147
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 63% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (27%) with SEND