Primary school

Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Southampton
  • SO15 5LH
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jun 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,261 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 45%45%2017/18: top 30%30% · 2017/182018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 75%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM54% · South East 64%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM1% · South East 7%1/10 Well below South East−25.8 pts
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East+7.2 pts
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below+5.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2016/17: 66% · 59 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 75% · 60 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 60% · 85 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 42% · 92 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 49% · 92 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 54% · 90 pupils · South East 64%75%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2016/17: 3% · 59 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 5% · 60 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 85 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 92 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 92 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 1% · 90 pupils · South East 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 103 · 60 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 85 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 92 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 102 · 92 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 90 pupils · South East 106104102No exams
Maths score
2016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 85 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 92 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 92 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 90 pupils · South East 105105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
44 of 44 who put it first2014 · 79.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4444
2nd310
3rd300

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Requires improvement
  5. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026619
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.2%
First language not English47.4%
SEN support17.0%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils11.7%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

103.2% full · 600 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 147 responses (22.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school81% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school70.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved56.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 36.7% not applicable44.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year93.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.2% not applicable62.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?26.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 26.5% who said Yes above30.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child53.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school76.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing71.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school83% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school75.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development61.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent61.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 25.9
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 29.8
  • Other support 13.9

Teachers 29.7 FTE · Whole workforce 73.3 · 88 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,941
Spend per pupil£6,393
Staff spend per pupil£5,174
Reserve per pupil£951
  • +£617,000revenue reserve
  • +£356,000in-year balance

Grants £6,794 · self-generated £180 · premises £288 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST (37 academies) · trust reserve £4,791,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it