Foundation school · Southampton

Mansbridge Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116117URN

Octavia Road, Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

29 applications for 16 places · 29th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 9 November 2022Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Southampton median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 1.4; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 1.8; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 0 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	16	29	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2025	25	35	1.4	23	0.92
Sep 2024	23	34	1.5	22	0.96
Sep 2023	27	37	1.4	24	0.89
Sep 2022	29	41	1.4	27	0.93
Sep 2021	24	33	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2020	25	40	1.6	21	0.84
Sep 2019	30	49	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2018	30	45	1.5	25	0.83
Sep 2017	30	51	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2016	29	56	1.9	33	1.14
Sep 2015	40	56	1.4	37	0.93
Sep 2014	30	54	1.8	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 74% · Maths 68% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%21st of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	6%	106	103
2023/24	47%	10%	104	101
2022/23	79%	14%	111	108

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

Mansbridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Townhill Junior School
1.3 km · Southampton

Good2022

48%met the SATs standard
Townhill Infant School
1.4 km · Southampton

2026

1.9applications per place
Swaythling Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bassett Green Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

2026

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Portswood Primary School
1.6 km · Southampton

2026

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Stoneham Park Primary Academy
1.8 km · Hampshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place
St Denys Primary School
1.9 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 41%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: 116117 · 852/2441
Trust: Aspire Community Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 50.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Octavia Road, Swaythling, Southampton, SO18 2LX
Local authority: Southampton

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