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EnglandSouth EastSouthamptonSO15 5LHWordsworth Primary and Nursery School
Primary

Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Southampton · Southampton · SO15 5LH http://www.wordsworthprimary.co.uk

Pupils
654
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
654
Pupils · 2024/25
47%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
654
Pupils · 2024/25
47%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySouthampton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Southampton

Finance£6393 spend / pupil£6941 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
+5pp
75%59%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
61%
LA AVG 66.82%
SPAG higher standard
12%
LA AVG 23.31%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.4
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.36
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
654
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
47%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Victor Street, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5LH
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
2024/2554%1%71%28%60%4%69%17%70%61%104.0103.0101.021%654
2023/2449%0%62%18%57%0%70%15%73%60%102.0103.0102.020%677
2022/2342%0%58%16%52%0%66%13%72%59%102.0102.0101.0-2.10-2.60-0.9011%647
2018/1960%8%72%25%78%13%69%22%79%67%102.0103.0101.0-0.70-1.10-0.3014%624
2017/1875%5%80%18%80%10%92%18%88%72%103.0105.0102.0+0.60+0.40+2.60591
2016/1766%3%71%14%78%5%80%14%93%66%103.0103.0104.0-1.70-2.40-1.3010%553

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
2024/2565422.321%47%40%5%12%
2023/2467723.920%46%38%6%14%
2022/2364723.711%45%35%6%18%
2021/2261923.89%40%35%6%17%
2020/2162519.015%40%35%
2018/1962421.814%39%34%4%11%
2017/1822.64%8%
2016/1755322.810%35%28%4%8%

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