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Kanes Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
373Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139619URN

Fairfax Court, Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

74 applications for 43 places · 34th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Southampton median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

74 applications · 43 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 2.3; 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	43	74	1.7	40	0.93
Sep 2025	38	73	1.9	38	1.00
Sep 2024	52	87	1.7	51	0.98
Sep 2023	40	72	1.8	37	0.93
Sep 2022	45	79	1.8	41	0.91
Sep 2021	47	76	1.6	44	0.94
Sep 2020	54	93	1.7	49	0.91
Sep 2019	60	126	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2018	60	119	2.0	52	0.87
Sep 2017	49	100	2.0	41	0.84
Sep 2016	52	109	2.1	51	0.98
Sep 2015	58	137	2.4	71	1.22
Sep 2014	59	137	2.3	69	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%12th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	67%	7%	106	104
2023/24	49%	0%	104	102
2022/23	61%	2%	106	102

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

Kanes Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hightown Primary School
1.0 km · Southampton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
1.1 km · Southampton

2026

1.8applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Harefield Primary School
1.7 km · Southampton

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Shamblehurst Primary School
1.9 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Valentine Primary School & Nursery
2.0 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Saint James' Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Kings Copse Primary School
2.2 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sholing Junior School
2.3 km · Southampton

Good2022

53%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139619 · 852/2460
Trust: Inspire Learning Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 373 on roll
Free school meals: 55.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2013
Replaced: Kanes Hill Primary School (URN 116131)
Address: Fairfax Court, Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FW
Local authority: Southampton

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