Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Community school·Primary school Southampton·SO16 8GF
Composite score
74.8
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#1,165
National rank
#158
In South East
#4
In Southampton
Top 8%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
81%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
90%
31 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
1.11
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
71
any preference, for 28 places
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Southampton does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
234
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
25.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,802
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

About Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is a primary school in Southampton, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 234 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 81% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 31 first choices for 28 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 22.4 pupils per teacher. 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 above.

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