Academy sponsor led · Southampton

Hightown Primary School

2–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139947URN

Tunstall Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

45 applications for 28 places · 37th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

21%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 · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Southampton median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 28 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.6; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.0; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 1.5; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 1.8; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 1 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	45	1.6	30	1.07
Sep 2025	29	45	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2024	25	47	1.9	25	1.00
Sep 2023	28	47	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2022	27	52	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2021	30	55	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2020	18	43	2.4	14	0.78
Sep 2019	30	53	1.8	26	0.87
Sep 2018	23	46	2.0	20	0.87
Sep 2017	22	38	1.7	18	0.82
Sep 2016	26	53	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2015	44	67	1.5	31	0.70
Sep 2014	32	59	1.8	28	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 43% · Writing 54% · Maths 21% → all three 21% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard21%42nd of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard43%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard21%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 94 (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	21%	0%	99	94
2023/24	19%	5%	100	96
2022/23	39%	0%	102	100

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

Hightown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Kanes Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Southampton

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Valentine Primary School & Nursery
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
1.3 km · Southampton

2026

1.8applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
St Monica Primary School
2.1 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bursledon Junior School(CA)
2.1 km · Hampshire

Good2022

57%met the SATs standard
Kings Copse Primary School
2.1 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sholing Infant School
2.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place
Sholing Junior School
2.2 km · Southampton

Good2022

53%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139947 · 852/2006
Trust: Inspire Learning Partnership
Capacity: 240 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 69.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Hightown Primary School (URN 116125)
Address: Tunstall Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6AA
Local authority: Southampton

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