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EnglandSouth EastSouthamptonSO19 6AAHightown Primary School
Primary

Hightown Primary School

Primary

Southampton · Southampton · SO19 6AA www.hps.ilpartnership.org

Pupils
226
cap. 240
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
21%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
21%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthampton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hightown Primary School · Primary · Southampton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
21%
+2pp
71%45%19%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
43%
Reading higher standard
11%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
21%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
25%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
99.0
Maths scaled score
94.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

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
226
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
71%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Tunstall Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6AA
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
2024/2521%0%43%11%54%4%21%0%71%25%99.094.097.017%226
2023/2419%5%48%5%48%5%33%5%62%38%100.096.098.017%178
2022/2339%0%65%19%61%3%52%3%55%52%102.0100.0100.0-0.30-2.80-2.1021%180
2018/1971%4%75%21%75%8%83%33%75%79%103.0106.0107.0+0.50-1.30+2.8022%182
2017/1835%0%52%6%77%6%58%3%74%68%101.099.0103.0-2.00-0.60-2.9023%181
2016/1757%0%57%7%79%14%71%0%79%29%100.0101.099.0-0.40+3.90+0.6022%185

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
2024/2522619.117%18%71%8%23%
2023/2417816.917%21%73%8%20%
2022/2318016.821%17%74%9%29%
2021/2217819.819%18%72%10%31%
2020/2117818.516%18%68%
2018/1918217.422%19%62%7%22%
2017/1818115.723%23%55%6%17%
2016/1718514.022%22%58%6%23%

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