Kanes Hill Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Southampton·SO19 6FW
Composite score
51.7
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#6,630
National rank
#998
In South East
#15
In Southampton
Top 45%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
40 first choices, 43 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
74
any preference, for 43 places
Applications from another council area
7%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9120220.9320230.9820241.0020250.932026

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

Every child who put Kanes Hill 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
389
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
52.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,869
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Kanes Hill Primary School

Kanes Hill Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 389 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% 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 Kanes Hill Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 43 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 53% 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 above.

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