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Bitterne Park Primary School

Primary

Southampton · Southampton · SO18 1NX www.bppslive.net

Pupils
725
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
7 May 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
25 Sep 2014
Full inspectionOutstanding
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26 Sep 2012
Full inspectionGood
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18 May 2011
Full inspectionSatisfactory
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Southampton. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
69%
-7pp
LA
57%
England
63%
86%78%69%
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RWM higher
14%
-1pp
LA
7%
England
8%
18%15%12%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 67%
SPAG higher standard
25%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.4
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.36
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
627
cap. 630
661643625
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Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
LA AVG 21.21:1
24.621.418.2
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EAL
20%
LA AVG 31.32%
20%17%14%
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FSM eligible
18%
LA AVG 37.71%
18%17%16%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 19.48%
26%22%18%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%3%
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Persistent absence
8%
LA
17%
England
13%
9%6%4%
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Overview

AddressManor Farm Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton, SO18 1NX
Telephone02380554541
Local authoritySouthampton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5803 spend / pupil£5697 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2569%14%627
2023/2476%15%625
2022/2376%12%-0.60+0.30+0.00628
2018/1981%14%+0.80+1.30+1.60650
2017/1882%16%+1.20+0.50+2.90651
2016/1786%18%+3.20+1.30+2.20657
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2589%33%86%33%74%21%94%75%107.0104.0105.018%
2023/2484%30%88%27%88%35%93%85%107.0107.0108.019%
2022/2381%40%90%19%85%30%88%84%107.0107.0106.021%
2018/1985%28%88%26%91%33%92%88%105.0107.0108.025%
2017/1890%33%89%22%96%36%90%92%107.0108.0108.026%
2016/1789%40%91%23%94%33%93%90%108.0107.0107.023%

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.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2013 (was URN 116091)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2562723.918%20%18%4%8%
2023/2462522.519%17%17%4%9%
2022/2362818.221%14%16%4%8%
2021/2266120.021%15%18%5%8%
2020/2165521.722%14%18%
2018/1965021.425%16%16%3%6%
2017/1865124.626%17%18%4%8%
2016/1765724.623%14%16%3%4%

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