Voluntary controlled school · Southampton

St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

2–11Ages
624Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116343URN

Ascupart Street, Southampton, SO14 1LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

88 applications for 58 places · 39th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

88 applications · 58 places offered · 56 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.3; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 1.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 1.4; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 1.5; 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	58	88	1.5	56	0.97
Sep 2025	60	101	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2024	68	128	1.9	67	0.99
Sep 2023	56	95	1.7	57	1.02
Sep 2022	57	75	1.3	50	0.88
Sep 2021	54	81	1.5	48	0.89
Sep 2020	49	82	1.7	44	0.90
Sep 2019	70	97	1.4	59	0.84
Sep 2018	47	91	1.9	46	0.98
Sep 2017	90	105	1.2	65	0.72
Sep 2016	90	117	1.3	77	0.86
Sep 2015	88	121	1.4	65	0.74
Sep 2014	90	133	1.5	88	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 74% · Maths 65% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%24th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	56%	4%	103	103
2023/24	59%	8%	104	103
2022/23	53%	3%	104	103

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 Mary's Church of England Primary School & NurseryThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hope Community School Southampton
0.4 km · Southampton

2026

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Infants
0.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place
Mount Pleasant Juniors
1.1 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

47%met the SATs standard
St John's Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Bevois Town Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Banister Primary School
1.6 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Springhill Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Southampton

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Ludlow Infant Academy
1.8 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place

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: 116343 · 852/3205
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 660 pupils · 624 on roll
Free school meals: 45.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ascupart Street, Southampton, SO14 1LU
Local authority: Southampton

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