Bassett Green Primary School

Foundation school · Primary school · Southampton, Southampton
SO16 3BZ
Composite score
40.0

School overview

Bassett Green Primary School is a primary school serving Southampton, Southampton, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 448 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. 58% 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 risen by 7.0 percentage points year on 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 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 43% 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. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 further down the page.

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#10,892
National rank
#1631
In South East
#27
In Southampton
Top 74%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
58%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Needs attention

School profile

Pupils on roll 448 % FSM ever-6 42.6% % EAL 50.2% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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