St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery at a glance

Located in Southampton, St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 642 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. 56% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 58 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 16.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.