Foundation school · Southampton

Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School

2–11Ages
372Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116262URN

Warren Crescent, Southampton, SO16 6AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

51 applications for 34 places · 40th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

25%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Southampton median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 1.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 1.7; 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	34	51	1.5	34	1.00
Sep 2025	39	65	1.7	36	0.92
Sep 2024	34	51	1.5	31	0.91
Sep 2023	39	65	1.7	37	0.95
Sep 2022	27	48	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2021	39	63	1.6	39	1.00
Sep 2020	52	71	1.4	52	1.00
Sep 2019	60	91	1.5	57	0.95
Sep 2018	49	76	1.6	43	0.88
Sep 2017	55	67	1.2	41	0.75
Sep 2016	58	95	1.6	51	0.88
Sep 2015	60	99	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2014	57	101	1.8	49	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 35% · Maths 47% → all three 25% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard25%41st of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard35%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	25%	0%	101	98
2023/24	28%	2%	101	98
2022/23	36%	0%	102	98

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

Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Shirley Infant School
0.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Shirley Junior School
0.9 km · Southampton

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Newlands Primary School
1.2 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases
1.2 km · Southampton

2026

2.4applications per place 19%met the SATs standard
Foundry Lane Primary School
1.2 km · Southampton

Requires improvement2022

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Tanners Brook Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hollybrook Junior School
1.5 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

68%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: 116262 · 852/2770
Trust: Bridge Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 372 on roll
Free school meals: 36.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Warren Crescent, Southampton, SO16 6AY
Local authority: Southampton

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