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Banister Primary School

Primary

Southampton · Southampton · SO15 2LS www.banisterschool.co.uk/

Pupils
418
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthampton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Banister Primary School · Primary · Southampton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
0pp
67%60%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
10%
+2pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
54%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Archers Road, Southampton, SO15 2LS
Local authority
Southampton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%10%80%35%75%10%87%40%82%78%106.0107.0106.030%418
2023/2467%8%87%37%70%13%88%25%83%88%107.0106.0110.028%418
2022/2361%2%75%26%81%4%81%33%82%81%104.0105.0107.0+0.20+0.80+2.1025%419
2018/1958%11%62%18%84%20%80%18%87%67%102.0104.0102.0-0.40+3.00+2.0023%404
2017/1852%6%62%17%83%25%73%15%83%73%102.0103.0104.0+0.50+4.10+1.6027%392
2016/1728%4%55%11%70%4%36%6%83%62%100.098.0102.0+0.80+1.80-2.1017%393

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541819.930%54%33%5%13%
2023/2441821.828%55%29%6%14%
2022/2341920.125%59%28%6%19%
2021/2241119.827%63%28%7%20%
2020/2141220.230%66%26%
2018/1940422.223%71%22%4%8%
2017/1839220.327%75%21%4%7%
2016/1739320.217%76%20%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.