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Droxford Junior School
Primary • Community school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO32 3QR
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Southampton
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Southampton. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
109
Outstanding
14
Good
82
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 13% · G: 77% · RI: 8% · I: 1%
2
Hazel Wood Infant School
Primary • Community school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO40 8WU
Outstanding
3
Bishops Waltham Infant School
Primary • Community school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO32 1EP
Outstanding
4
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO14 1LU
Outstanding
5
Mount Pleasant Juniors
Primary • Foundation school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO14 0WZ
Outstanding
6
Orchard Infant School
Primary • Community school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO45 4SB
Outstanding
7
Springhill Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Southampton • Hampshire • SO15 2HW
Outstanding
8
Sarisbury Church of England Junior School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO31 7AP
Outstanding
9
Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO32 2AR
Outstanding
10
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Southampton • Hampshire • SO16 9LP
Outstanding
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- Marchwood Junior School Outstanding • Dec 2018
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