Primary school

Bitterne Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Southampton
  • SO19 7BX
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,876 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 64%64%2016/17: top 58%58% · 2016/172017/18: top 70%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East−8 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East−34.7 pts
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East−10.7 pts
Maths score102 · South East 1052/10 Well below South East−12.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 60 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 60% · 55 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 59% · 58 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 55% · 60 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 50% · 60 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 27% · 59 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 47% · 60 pupils · South East 64%60%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 60 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 7% · 55 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 0% · 58 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 10% · 60 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 2% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 59 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 2% · 60 pupils · South East 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 60 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 55 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 58 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 102 · 59 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 106104101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 55 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 58 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 60 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 99 · 59 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2015 · 73.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd405
3rd260

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026395
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.6%
First language not English16.1%
SEN support14.9%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils13.7%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

94.7% full · 417 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 83 responses (20.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school80.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved69.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.3% not applicable42.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year92.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.8% not applicable66.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?44.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 44.6% who said Yes above48.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child65.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school75.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing74.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development65.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent69.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 16.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 15.7
  • Other support 10.5

Teachers 17.2 FTE · Whole workforce 43.4 · 79 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,376
Spend per pupil£7,397
Staff spend per pupil£5,312
Reserve per pupil£182
  • +£67,739revenue reserve
  • −£7,630in-year balance

Grants £7,171 · self-generated £206 · premises £536 per pupil