Community school · Southampton

Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

4–11Ages
222Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133943URN

Sinclair Road, Lordshill, Southampton, SO16 8GF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

71 applications for 28 places · 6th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Southampton median (1.9) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 28 places offered · 31 named it first

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

2026 2.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 3.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 3.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 3.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 3.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 3.2; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 3.3; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 3.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 2.9; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 3.2; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 2.5; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 13 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	28	71	2.5	31	1.11
Sep 2025	30	84	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2024	26	95	3.7	46	1.77
Sep 2023	28	95	3.4	39	1.39
Sep 2022	30	103	3.4	44	1.47
Sep 2021	24	85	3.5	22	0.92
Sep 2020	30	96	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	100	3.3	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	102	3.4	44	1.47
Sep 2017	30	86	2.9	37	1.23
Sep 2016	30	84	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	96	3.2	42	1.40
Sep 2014	30	75	2.5	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 90% · Maths 94% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%5th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	81%	19%	107	108
2023/24	80%	20%	110	109
2022/23	77%	17%	107	106

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

Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary School
0.6 km · Southampton

2026

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Hampshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
0.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Fairisle Junior School
0.9 km · Southampton

Remains Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
Nursling Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
1.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Hollybrook Infant School
2.0 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place
Hollybrook Junior School
2.0 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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133943 · 852/2004
Capacity: 210 pupils · 222 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Sinclair Road, Lordshill, Southampton, SO16 8GF
Local authority: Southampton

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