Foundation school · Southampton

St Denys Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116102URN

Dundee Road, St Denys, Southampton, SO17 2ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

77 applications for 29 places · 5th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

24 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
30 April 2015
Graded inspection: 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Southampton median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 29 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 3.3; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 2.6; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 3.4; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 3.1; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 3.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 2.9; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 2.8; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 2.3; 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	29	77	2.7	30	1.03
Sep 2025	28	80	2.9	28	1.00
Sep 2024	30	81	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2023	26	86	3.3	27	1.04
Sep 2022	28	72	2.6	28	1.00
Sep 2021	28	95	3.4	41	1.46
Sep 2020	28	88	3.1	30	1.07
Sep 2019	29	81	2.8	26	0.90
Sep 2018	29	94	3.2	38	1.31
Sep 2017	30	86	2.9	25	0.83
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	84	2.8	27	0.90
Sep 2014	27	61	2.3	22	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 62% · Maths 59% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%37th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	41%	17%	107	105
2023/24	62%	3%	106	104
2022/23	67%	10%	107	105

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

St Denys Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
0.7 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Portswood Primary School
0.7 km · Southampton

2026

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Southampton

Good2024

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bevois Town Primary School
1.2 km · Southampton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Juniors
1.3 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

47%met the SATs standard
Swaythling Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Highfield Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Good2022

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Infants
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116102 · 852/2423
Trust: Reach Cooperative Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 36.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dundee Road, St Denys, Southampton, SO17 2ND
Local authority: Southampton

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