Community school · Southampton

Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases

2–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116263URN

Helvellyn Road, Millbrook, Southampton, SO16 4AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

19 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

19%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

24 March 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
27 June 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

19 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

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

2026 2.4; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 1.7; Southampton median median 2.3

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	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2025	14	24	1.7	13	0.93
Sep 2024	12	25	2.1	10	0.83
Sep 2023	14	33	2.4	12	0.86
Sep 2022	27	40	1.5	21	0.78
Sep 2021	22	33	1.5	19	0.86
Sep 2020	23	45	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2019	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2018	28	59	2.1	23	0.82
Sep 2017	28	47	1.7	21	0.75
Sep 2016	36	57	1.6	24	0.67
Sep 2015	39	65	1.7	29	0.74
Sep 2014	31	54	1.7	25	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 48% · Writing 35% · Maths 23% → all three 19% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard19%44th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard48%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard35%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard23%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 94 (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	19%	0%	98	94
2023/24	17%	0%	108
2022/23	44%	0%	106	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

Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist BasesThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 19%met the SATs standard
Newlands Primary School
0.6 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Tanners Brook Primary School
0.6 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Redbridge Primary School
1.0 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
1.1 km · Southampton

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Foundry Lane Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Requires improvement2022

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
1.4 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116263 · 852/2771
Capacity: 240 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 59.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Helvellyn Road, Millbrook, Southampton, SO16 4AS
Local authority: Southampton

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