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Springhill Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
652Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
137293URN

Milton Road, Southampton, SO15 2HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

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204 applications for 87 places · 10th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

95%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 · 1 March 2022Ofsted'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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

204 applications · 87 places offered · 126 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 2.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 2.6; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 12 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	87	204	2.3	126	1.45
Sep 2025	90	216	2.4	129	1.43
Sep 2024	88	217	2.5	114	1.30
Sep 2023	89	198	2.2	111	1.25
Sep 2022	89	188	2.1	95	1.07
Sep 2021	91	181	2.0	107	1.18
Sep 2020	89	203	2.3	104	1.17
Sep 2019	89	189	2.1	101	1.13
Sep 2018	87	210	2.4	119	1.37
Sep 2017	90	247	2.7	136	1.51
Sep 2016	89	247	2.8	129	1.45
Sep 2015	120	274	2.3	138	1.15
Sep 2014	90	231	2.6	114	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 95% · Maths 97% → all three 95% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard95%1st of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard66%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard95%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	95%	21%	112	110
2023/24	83%	16%	108	108
2022/23	85%	23%	110	110

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

Springhill Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Banister Primary School
0.5 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
0.8 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bevois Town Primary School
1.3 km · Southampton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
1.5 km · Southampton

Not yet inspected
Mount Pleasant Juniors
1.5 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

47%met the SATs standard
Foundry Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

Requires improvement2022

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Infants
1.5 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
1.6 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137293 · 852/3656
Trust: Newman Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 630 pupils · 652 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 17 August 2011
Replaced: Springhill Catholic Primary School (URN 116396)
Address: Milton Road, Southampton, SO15 2HW
Local authority: Southampton

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