Academy sponsor led · Southampton

St Monica Primary School

4–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148004URN

St. Monica Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

83 applications for 43 places · 22nd of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Southampton median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

83 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.9; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.6; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Southampton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Southampton median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Southampton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Southampton median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Southampton median

Dashed bars: as St Monica Primary School (URN 116106), the previous school.

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	83	1.9	43	1.00
Sep 2025	40	80	2.0	39	0.98
Sep 2024	44	83	1.9	40	0.91
Sep 2023	31	68	2.2	27	0.87
Sep 2022 *	33	74	2.2	30	0.91
Sep 2021 *	35	90	2.6	31	0.89
Sep 2020 *	53	104	2.0	42	0.79
Sep 2019 *	90	179	2.0	64	0.71
Sep 2018 *	74	209	2.8	70	0.95
Sep 2017 *	80	201	2.5	71	0.89
Sep 2016 *	113	228	2.0	90	0.80
Sep 2015 *	90	250	2.8	99	1.10
Sep 2014 *	89	243	2.7	93	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 71% · Maths 56% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%33rd of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	47%	7%	103	101
2023/24	48%	3%	102	101
2022/23	45%	0%	103	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

St Monica Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Weston Park Primary School
0.7 km · Southampton

2026

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sholing Infant School
0.8 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place
Sholing Junior School
0.9 km · Southampton

Good2022

53%met the SATs standard
Valentine Primary School & Nursery
1.0 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Ludlow Junior School
1.0 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

66%met the SATs standard
Ludlow Infant Academy
1.1 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Southampton

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Woolston Infant School
1.3 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148004 · 852/2011
Trust: Inspire Learning Partnership
Capacity: 450 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 33.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2022
Replaced: St Monica Primary School (URN 116106)
Address: St. Monica Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8ES
Local authority: Southampton

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