Community school · Hampshire

Kings Copse Primary School

4–11Ages
230Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116060URN

Kings Copse Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 0PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

81 applications for 28 places · 28th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Hampshire median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 28 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 3.4; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 3.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 3.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 3.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 3.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	81	2.9	37	1.32
Sep 2025	30	87	2.9	35	1.17
Sep 2024	27	92	3.4	28	1.04
Sep 2023	28	105	3.8	36	1.29
Sep 2022	35	98	2.8	34	0.97
Sep 2021	28	110	3.9	33	1.18
Sep 2020	33	82	2.5	30	0.91
Sep 2019	35	88	2.5	28	0.80
Sep 2018	26	70	2.7	20	0.77
Sep 2017	28	96	3.4	43	1.54
Sep 2016	28	100	3.6	33	1.18
Sep 2015	28	85	3.0	29	1.04
Sep 2014	28	83	3.0	28	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 62% · Maths 79% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%189th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	3%	106	105
2023/24	50%	10%	103	104
2022/23	38%	0%	103	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kings Copse Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Freegrounds Infant School
0.7 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place
Freegrounds Junior School
0.7 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
Shamblehurst Primary School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Berrywood Primary School
2.0 km · Hampshire

2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School
2.1 km · Hampshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Hightown Primary School
2.1 km · Southampton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Kanes Hill Primary School
2.2 km · Southampton

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bursledon Junior School(CA)
2.5 km · Hampshire

Good2022

57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116060 · 850/2347
Capacity: 227 pupils · 230 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Kings Copse Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 0PQ
Local authority: Hampshire · Eastleigh

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources