Voluntary controlled school · Southampton

Bitterne Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
395Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116339URN

Brownlow Avenue, Bitterne, Southampton, SO19 7BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

2.3per place

0.4 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

107 applications for 46 places · 11th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2015

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

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

107 applications · 46 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 2.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 3.3; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 3.6; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 3.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 3.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 3.3; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 3.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 3.8; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 12 of 12 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	46	107	2.3	41	0.89
Sep 2025	59	141	2.4	59	1.00
Sep 2024	56	139	2.5	51	0.91
Sep 2023	59	172	2.9	70	1.19
Sep 2022	59	192	3.3	61	1.03
Sep 2021	57	170	3.0	64	1.12
Sep 2020	58	208	3.6	80	1.38
Sep 2019	60	219	3.7	64	1.07
Sep 2018	60	192	3.2	55	0.92
Sep 2017	59	193	3.3	63	1.07
Sep 2016	60	205	3.4	77	1.28
Sep 2015	60	227	3.8	75	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 50% · Maths 67% → 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 standard68%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	47%	2%	104	102
2023/24	27%	2%	102	99
2022/23	50%	2%	104	101

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 Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Glenfield Infant School
0.4 km · Southampton

2026

2.1applications per place
Beechwood Junior School
0.6 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

66%met the SATs standard
Sholing Junior School
0.8 km · Southampton

Good2022

53%met the SATs standard
Sholing Infant School
0.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Southampton

Good2024

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

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

2026

1.8applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 38%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116339 · 852/3200
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 417 pupils · 395 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Brownlow Avenue, Bitterne, Southampton, SO19 7BX
Local authority: Southampton

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