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Foundry Lane Primary School

4–11Ages
492Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151068URN

Foundry Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

91 applications for 42 places · 17th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 11 January 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

91 applications · 42 places offered · 42 named it first

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

2026 2.2; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2023 2.0; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 2.8; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Southampton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 4.0; Southampton median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Southampton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Southampton median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Southampton median

Dashed bars: as Foundry Lane Primary School (URN 116261), 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	42	91	2.2	42	1.00
Sep 2025	56	119	2.1	49	0.88
Sep 2024 *	58	140	2.4	68	1.17
Sep 2023 *	54	110	2.0	49	0.91
Sep 2022 *	60	166	2.8	71	1.18
Sep 2021 *	78	172	2.2	76	0.97
Sep 2020 *	89	186	2.1	87	0.98
Sep 2019 *	59	236	4.0	103	1.75
Sep 2018 *	91	239	2.6	110	1.21
Sep 2017 *	90	234	2.6	119	1.32
Sep 2016 *	89	209	2.4	89	1.00
Sep 2015 *	87	218	2.5	80	0.92
Sep 2014 *	90	208	2.3	83	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 75% · Maths 65% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%29th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	48%	12%	104	103
2023/24	63%	8%	105	104
2022/23	64%	10%	105	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

Foundry Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
1.0 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Tanners Brook Primary School
1.1 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Shirley Infant School
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Shirley Junior School
1.2 km · Southampton

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases
1.4 km · Southampton

2026

2.4applications per place 19%met the SATs standard
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
1.5 km · Southampton

Not yet inspected

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151068 · 852/2769
Trust: Gateway Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 492 on roll
Free school meals: 25.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Foundry Lane Primary School (URN 116261)
Address: Foundry Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3JT
Local authority: Southampton

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