Upham Church of England Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Southampton, Hampshire·SO32 1JD
Composite score
45.2
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#9,050
National rank
#1344
In South East
#189
In Hampshire
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
13 first choices, 14 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
44
any preference, for 14 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.20
00.511.52
1 per place
1.4420220.6720231.0720240.7320250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Upham Church of England Aided Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
100
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
6.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,822
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Upham Church of England Aided Primary School

Upham Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 100 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on 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 102 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Upham Church of England Aided Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Upham Church of England Aided Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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