Foundry Lane Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Southampton, Southampton
SO15 3JT
Composite score
45.2

Foundry Lane Primary School at a glance

Located in Southampton, Southampton, Foundry Lane Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 524 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 15.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard 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 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). If you are considering Foundry Lane Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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#9,050
National rank
#1344
In South East
#20
In Southampton
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
48%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 524 % FSM ever-6 23.3% % EAL 41.4% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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