Foundation school · Southampton

Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116089URN

Quayside Road, Bitterne Manor, Southampton, SO18 1DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.1 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

84 applications for 28 places · 1st of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

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

Inspection history

4 June 2024
Graded inspection: Good
3 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Southampton median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 28 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 3.0; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 3.3; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 4.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 4.3; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 3.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 4.0; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 3.4; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 4.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 4.4; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 3.3; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 4.0; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Southampton 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	84	3.0	35	1.25
Sep 2025	29	95	3.3	37	1.28
Sep 2024	29	128	4.4	48	1.66
Sep 2023	28	120	4.3	40	1.43
Sep 2022	30	101	3.4	40	1.33
Sep 2021	30	96	3.2	47	1.57
Sep 2020	29	117	4.0	38	1.31
Sep 2019	30	102	3.4	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	127	4.2	45	1.50
Sep 2017	30	133	4.4	59	1.97
Sep 2016	30	98	3.3	35	1.17
Sep 2015	57	126	2.2	39	0.68
Sep 2014	30	121	4.0	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 53% · Maths 77% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%33rd of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	0%	103	104
2023/24	48%	0%	105	103
2022/23	70%	13%	109	107

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

Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Junior School
0.7 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

66%met the SATs standard
St Denys Primary School
1.0 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Glenfield Infant School
1.0 km · Southampton

2026

2.1applications per place
Bitterne Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Infants
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place
Mount Pleasant Juniors
1.2 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

47%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bevois Town Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 53%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116089 · 852/2406
Trust: Reach Cooperative Trust
Capacity: 230 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Quayside Road, Bitterne Manor, Southampton, SO18 1DP
Local authority: Southampton

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