Primary school

St Monica Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Southampton
  • SO19 8ES
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 63%63% · 2016/172017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 85%2022/23: top 85%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 85%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM47% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East
Higher standard, RWM7% · South East 7%5/10 Middle+38 pts
Reading score103 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East
Maths score101 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 90 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 58% · 86 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 53% · 85 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 51% · 86 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 45% · 85 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 48% · 62 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 47% · 59 pupils · South East 64%58%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 90 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 86 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 6% · 85 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 2% · 86 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 85 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 62 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 7% · 59 pupils · South East 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 90 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 86 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 102 · 85 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 86 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 85 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 102 · 62 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 106105102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 90 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 86 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 85 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 86 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 100 · 85 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 62 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 101 · 59 pupils · South East 105103100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.3%
41 of 43 who put it first2014 · 89.2%2026 · 95.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4341
2nd292
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2019Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026331
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.8%
First language not English9.8%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils13.2%

Girls 45.3%Boys 54.8%

73.6% full · 450 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 69 responses (19.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school98.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school98.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.2% not applicable75% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.4% not applicable91.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?24.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.6% who said Yes above88.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development91.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent92.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.6
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.4
  • Other support 5.2

Teachers 17.8 FTE · Whole workforce 37.4 · 52 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,844
Spend per pupil£6,369
Staff spend per pupil£5,059
Reserve per pupil£587
  • +£210,000revenue reserve
  • +£170,000in-year balance

Grants £6,799 · self-generated £75 · premises £425 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (5 academies) · trust reserve £602,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it