Foundry Lane Primary School

Foundry Lane Primary School at a glance

Located in Southampton, Foundry Lane Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. 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). Foundry Lane Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 42 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. 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 above.